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three-toed sloth

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[three-tohd] / ˈθriˌtoʊd /

noun

  1. a small sloth of the genus Bradypus, having three claws on each limb and very long forelimbs.


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Only the Pygmy three-toed sloth, the bradypus pygmaeus species that lives in Panama, is critically endangered, according to the U.N. agency.

From Reuters ● Aug. 4, 2021

It’s logical to assume the threat of lions becoming as rare as a northern hairy-nosed wombat or a pygmy three-toed sloth would make big-game hunters take the king of beasts off their to-do lists.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2019

A brown-throated three-toed sloth hangs on a branch in Colombia's Amacayacu National Park.

From National Geographic ● Aug. 29, 2015

Another time I had a two-toed sloth, and I told him it’s like a three-toed sloth, but a little bigger.

From Time ● May 20, 2015

The three-toed sloth is not well informed about the outside world.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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