tree sloth

Definitions of tree sloth
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: sloth
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    types:
    Bradypus tridactylus, ai, three-toed sloth
    a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot
    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
    type of:
    edentate
    primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
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