two-toed sloth
two-toed sloth · two-toed sloths
Any member of either of two species in genus Choloepus of large mammals known for…Any member of either of two species in genus Choloepus of large mammals known for their slowness of movement.
Meaning
1 sensesAny member of either of two species in genus Choloepus of large mammals known for their slowness of movement.
More definitions
- relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot
- a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot
Forms
plural: two-toed sloths| Singular | two-toed sloth |
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| Plural | two-toed sloths |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot:unauunaiCholoepus didactylus
- a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot:unauunaiCholoepus hoffmanni
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedthree-toed sloth