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Bradypodidae

noun

a family of edentates comprising the true sloths

• Syn: ↑family Bradypodidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Xenarthra, ↑suborder Xenarthra

• Member Meronyms: ↑sloth, ↑tree sloth, ↑Bradypus, ↑genus Bradypus

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\\ˌbrādə̇ˈpädəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Bradypod-, Bradypus, type genus + -idae

: a family of edentates comprising the true sloths

Useful english dictionary. 2012.