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THREE-TOED SLOTH
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot
Synonyms:
ai; Bradypus tridactylus; three-toed sloth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("three-toed sloth" is a kind of...):
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)
Holonyms ("three-toed sloth" is a member of...):
Bradypus; genus Bradypus (type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths)