Bradypus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

Proper noun

Bradypus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Bradypodidae – the three-toed sloths.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Xenarthra - superorder; Pilosa - order; Folivora - suborder; Bradypodidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Bradypus pygmaeus, Bradypus torquatus, Bradypus tridactylus, Bradypus variegatus - species

References

Bradypus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bradypus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bradypus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Bradypus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Bradypus at AnimalBase
Bradypus at Encyclopedia of Life
Bradypus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Bradypus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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