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GENUS CHOLOEPUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth
Synonyms:
Choloepus; genus Choloepus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Choloepus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Choloepus"):
Choloepus didactylus; two-toed sloth; unai; unau (relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot)
Choloepus hoffmanni; two-toed sloth; unai; unau (a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot)
Holonyms ("genus Choloepus" is a member of...):
family Megalonychidae; Megalonychidae (mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths)