English noun: tree sloth | |||
1. | tree sloth (animal) any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits | ||
Synonyms | sloth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | edentate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ai, Bradypus tridactylus, Choloepus didactylus, Choloepus hoffmanni, three-toed sloth, two-toed sloth, two-toed sloth, unai, unai, unau, unau | ||
Member meronym | Bradypodidae, family Bradypodidae | ||