Bradypus

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Bradypus m

1. 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 Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Bradypus in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.