βραδύπους

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Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek βραδύπους (bradúpous, slow of foot, adjective, from βραδύς (bradús, slow) +‎ πούς (poús, foot)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɾaˈði.pus/
  • Hyphenation: βρα‧δύ‧πους

Noun

βραδύπους (vradýpousm (plural βραδύποδες)

  1. sloth (South American mammal)

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