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two-toed sloth
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noun
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.
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Also called u·nau, u·nai [yoo-naw, oo-nou] /yuˈnɔ, uˈnaʊ/ .
Origin of two-toed sloth
First recorded in 1765–75
Words nearby two-toed sloth
Two Thousand Guineas, two-tier, two-time, two-time loser, two-toed anteater, two-toed sloth, two-tone, two-tooth, two-track, 'twould, two-up
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