genus Bradypus

genus Bradypus
noun
type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths
Syn: ↑Bradypus
Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Bradypodidae, ↑family Bradypodidae
Member Meronyms: ↑three-toed sloth, ↑ai, ↑Bradypus tridactylus

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bradypus — n. type genus of the {Bradypodidae}, comprising the three toed sloths. Syn: genus {Bradypus}. [WordNet 1.5] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bradypus pygmaeus — Paresseux nain Bradypus pygmaeus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bradypus — noun type genus of the Bradypodidae: three toed sloths • Syn: ↑genus Bradypus • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Bradypodidae, ↑family Bradypodidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bradypus tridactylus — noun a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot • Syn: ↑three toed sloth, ↑ai • Hypernyms: ↑sloth, ↑tree sloth • Member Holonyms: ↑Bradypus, ↑genus Bradypus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bradypus tridactylus — Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • List of placental mammals in Orders Pilosa, Scandentia, and Dermoptera — The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the… …   Wikipedia

  • List of mammals in Venezuela — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Venezuela. There are 327 mammal species in Venezuela, of which 1 is critically endangered, 6 are endangered, 19 are vulnerable, and 4 are near threatened. [This list is derived from the IUCN Red… …   Wikipedia

  • List of mammals in Panama — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Panama. There are 229 mammal species in Panama, of which 1 is critically endangered, 7 are endangered, 10 are vulnerable, and 3 are near threatened. [This list is derived from the IUCN Red List… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”