HyperDic: tree_sloth

English > 1 sense of the expression tree sloth:
NOUNanimaltree sloth, slothany of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America
English > tree sloth: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits.
Synonymsloth
Member ofBradypodidae, family BradypodidaeA family of edentates comprising the true sloths
Narrowerthree-toed sloth, ai, Bradypus tridactylusA sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot
two-toed sloth, unau, unai, Choloepus didactylusrelatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot
two-toed sloth, unau, unai, Choloepus hoffmanniA sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot
BroaderedentatePrimitive terrestrial / terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth
Spanishpereza, perezoso
Catalanperesós

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