two-toed sloth

Definitions of two-toed sloth
  1. noun
    a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot
    synonyms: Choloepus hoffmanni, unai, unau
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    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
  2. noun
    relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot
    synonyms: Choloepus didactylus, unai, unau
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    type 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
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