CHOLOEPUS HOFFMANNI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Choloepus hoffmanni mean? 

• CHOLOEPUS HOFFMANNI (noun)
  The noun CHOLOEPUS HOFFMANNI has 1 sense:

1. a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot

  Familiarity information: CHOLOEPUS HOFFMANNI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHOLOEPUS HOFFMANNI (noun)

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Meaning:

A sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Choloepus hoffmanni; two-toed sloth; unai; unau

Hypernyms ("Choloepus hoffmanni" is a kind of...):

sloth; tree sloth (any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits)

Holonyms ("Choloepus hoffmanni" is a member of...):

Choloepus; genus Choloepus (a genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth)