two-toed sloth

Definition of two-toed sloth

Nouns

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
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
relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot
Synonyms:
Choloepus didactylus, unai, unau
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

Vocabulary Lists for two-toed sloth

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