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tardo

tardo noun: a sloth (animal).

Noun

tardo (plural tardos)

  1. (archaic) A sloth (animal).
    • On my last trip to Vera Cruz I procured a pair of black tardos, full-grown and in a normal state of health […]1881, Lippincott's magazine: Volume 27

tardo meaning in Tamil

tardo in Tamil

மெதுவான, மெதுவாக

Forms of tardo

pluraltardos

Origin of tardo

From Spanish tardo (“slow”), from Latin tardus.

Questions about tardo

What does tardo mean?
Tardo means a sloth (animal).
What is tardo in Tamil?
Tardo in Tamil is மெதுவான, மெதுவாக. See Tardo meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tardo?
Tardo is a noun.
What is the plural of tardo?
The plural of tardo is tardos.

Words near tardo in the dictionary

  1. tardively
  2. tardlet
  3. tardlets
  4. tardling
  5. tardlings
  6. tardo
  7. tardos
  8. tards
  9. tardy
  10. tardy slip
  11. tardy slips

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