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FAMILY BRADYPODIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of edentates comprising the true sloths
Synonyms:
Bradypodidae; family Bradypodidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Bradypodidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "family Bradypodidae"):
sloth; tree sloth (any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits)
Bradypus; genus Bradypus (type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths)
Holonyms ("family Bradypodidae" is a member of...):
suborder Xenarthra; Xenarthra (armadillos; American anteaters; sloths)
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