two-toed sloth

two-toed sloth
noun Date: 1781 any of a genus (Choloepus of the family Megalonychidae) of sloths having two clawed digits on each forefoot, three clawed digits on each hind foot, and usually six or seven vertebrae in the neck — compare three-toed sloth

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  • Two-toed sloth — Two toed sloths[1] Temporal range: 35–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

  • two-toed sloth — noun 1. relatively small fast moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot • Syn: ↑unau, ↑unai, ↑Choloepus didactylus • Hypernyms: ↑sloth, ↑tree sloth • Member Holonyms: ↑Ch …   Useful english dictionary

  • two-toed sloth — Hofmano tinginys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Choloepus hoffmanni angl. Hoffmann’s sloth; Hoffmann’s two toed sloth; two toed sloth vok. Hoffmanns Zweifingerfaultier rus. ленивец Гоффмана pranc.… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • two-toed sloth — dvipirštis tinginys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Choloepus didactylus angl. two toed sloth; unau vok. Zweifingerfaultier; Zweizehenfaultier rus. двупалый ленивец; унау pranc. unau commun ryšiai:… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • two-toed sloth — either of two sloths of the genus Choloepus, having two claws on the forelimbs and three on the hind limbs, including C. didactylus and C. hoffmanni. Also called unau. See illus. under sloth. [1765 75] * * * …   Universalium

  • Hoffmann's two-toed sloth — Hoffmann s two toed sloth[1] in Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica Conserva …   Wikipedia

  • Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth — Taxobox name = Hoffmann s Two toed SlothMSW3 Gardner|pages=101|id=11800019] status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Meritt members of the Edentate Specialist Group|year=2006|id=4778|title=Choloepus hoffmanni|downloaded …   Wikipedia

  • Linnaeus's two-toed sloth — Linnaeus s two toed sloth[1] Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth — Taxobox name = Linnaeus s Two toed Sloth status = LC status system = iucn3.1 trend = unknown image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia superordo = Xenarthra ordo = Pilosa subordo = Folivora familia =… …   Wikipedia

  • Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth — Hofmano tinginys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Choloepus hoffmanni angl. Hoffmann’s sloth; Hoffmann’s two toed sloth; two toed sloth vok. Hoffmanns Zweifingerfaultier rus. ленивец Гоффмана pranc.… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

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