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Bradypus

noun

type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths

• Syn: ↑genus Bradypus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Bradypodidae, ↑family Bradypodidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑three-toed sloth, ↑ai, ↑Bradypus tridactylus

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\\ˈbrādə̇pəs, -də̇ˌpu̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek bradypous slow of foot, from brady- + pous foot — more at foot

: the genus comprising the three-toed sloths

Useful english dictionary. 2012.