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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

My favorite is a three-toed sloth named Monster.

From National Geographic Jul. 20, 2016

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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