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three-toed sloth

DEFINITIONS OF: three-toed sloth

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n a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot

Synonyms:
Bradypus tridactylus, ai
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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