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three-toed sloth

three-toed sloth noun: any member of the species of the genus Bradypus of sloth having three toes on each limb.

three-toed sloth: any member of the species of the genus Bradypus of sloth having three toes on each limb
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Noun

three-toed sloth (plural three-toed sloths)

  1. Any member of the species of the genus Bradypus of sloth having three toes on each limb.

Forms of three-toed sloth

pluralthree-toed sloths

Words formed from three-toed sloth

  • brown-throated three-toed sloth
  • pale-throated three-toed sloth
  • maned three-toed sloth
  • pygmy three-toed sloth

Questions about three-toed sloth

What does three-toed sloth mean?
Three-toed sloth means any member of the species of the genus Bradypus of sloth having three toes on each limb.
What part of speech is three-toed sloth?
Three-toed sloth is a noun.
What is the plural of three-toed sloth?
The plural of three-toed sloth is three-toed sloths.

Words near three-toed sloth in the dictionary

  1. three-tiered
  2. three-time loser
  3. three-time losers
  4. three-toed box turtle
  5. three-toed box turtles
  6. three-toed sloth
  7. three-toed sloths
  8. three-toed woodpecker
  9. three-toed woodpeckers
  10. three-up
  11. three-vee

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