two-toed sloth
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.
Origin of two-toed sloth
1First recorded in 1765–75
- Also called u·nau, u·nai [yoo-naw, oo-nou] /yuˈnɔ, uˈnaʊ/ .
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How to use two-toed sloth in a sentence
The three-toed sloth (Bradypus) has three digits in the fore-limb, the two-toed sloth (Cholpus) only two.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousOne day, as we were crossing the Essequibo, I saw a large two-toed sloth on the ground upon the bank.
Wanderings in South America | Charles Waterton
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