Bradypodidae — n. a natural family comprising the true sloths. Syn: family {Bradypodidae}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bradypodidae — noun a family of edentates comprising the true sloths • Syn: ↑family Bradypodidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Xenarthra, ↑suborder Xenarthra • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mammal family — noun a family of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossidae, ↑family Tachyglossidae, ↑Ornithorhynchidae, ↑family Ornithorhynchidae, ↑Didelphidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sloth — /slawth/ or, esp. for 2, /slohth/, n. 1. habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness. 2. any of several slow moving, arboreal, tropical American edentates of the family Bradypodidae, having a long, coarse, grayish brown coat often of … Universalium
Mammal classification — Over 70% of mammal species are in the orders Rodentia (blue), Chiroptera (red), and Soricomorpha (yellow) Mammalia is a class of animal within the Phylum Chordata. Mammal classification has been through several iterations since Carolus Linnaeus… … Wikipedia
Sloth — Taxobox name = Sloths MSW3 Gardner|pages=100 101|id=11800002] image caption = Brown throated Three toed Sloth ( Bradypus variegatus ) Gatun Lake, Republic of Panama. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia subclassis = Theria… … Wikipedia
Maned sloth — Maned Sloth[1] Conservation status … Wikipedia
Three-toed sloth — Taxobox name = Three toed slothsMSW3 Gardner|pages=100 101] fossil record = (None known) image width = 200px image caption = Brown throated Three toed Sloth ( Bradypus variegatus ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo =… … Wikipedia
suborder Xenarthra — noun armadillos; American anteaters; sloths • Syn: ↑Xenarthra • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Edentata, ↑order Edentata • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Xenarthra — noun armadillos; American anteaters; sloths • Syn: ↑suborder Xenarthra • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Edentata, ↑order Edentata • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary