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pale-throated sloth

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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Bradypus tridactylus, a sloth that lives in the forests of northern South America.

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  • Dutch: drievingerige luiaard — Bradypus tridactylus
  • Dutch: ai — Bradypus tridactylus
  • Dutch: zonluiaard — Bradypus tridactylus
  • Finnish: kolmivarvaslaiskiainen — Bradypus tridactylus
  • French: paresseux à trois doigts — Bradypus tridactylus
  • French: paresseux à gorge claire — Bradypus tridactylus
  • French: mouton paresseux — Bradypus tridactylus
  • German: Weißkehl-Faultier — Bradypus tridactylus
  • Kari'na: kupirisi — Bradypus tridactylus
  • Lokono: hau — Bradypus tridactylus
  • Portuguese: preguiça-de-bentinho — Bradypus tridactylus
  • Portuguese: preguiça-de-três-dedos — Bradypus tridactylus
  • Portuguese: preguiça-do-norte — Bradypus tridactylus
  • Russian: трёхпа́лый лени́вец (trjoxpályj lenívec) — Bradypus tridactylus
  • Sranan Tongo: sonloiri — Bradypus tridactylus
  • Wayana: ili — Bradypus tridactylus