English > tree sloth: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | 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. |
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Synonym | sloth |
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Member of | Bradypodidae, family Bradypodidae | A family of edentates comprising the true sloths |
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Narrower | three-toed sloth, ai, Bradypus tridactylus | A sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot |
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two-toed sloth, unau, unai, Choloepus didactylus | relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot |
two-toed sloth, unau, unai, Choloepus hoffmanni | A sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot |
Broader | edentate | Primitive terrestrial / terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth |
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Spanish | pereza, perezoso |
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Catalan | peresós |
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