two-toed sloth

English

a two-toed sloth in a zoo

Noun

two-toed sloth (plural two-toed sloths)

One of two species of large mammals in genus Choloepus, last survivors of family Megalonychidae, known for their slowness of movement.

See also

three-toed sloth - not closely related

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