Choloepus
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Choloepus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Choloepodidae – two-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; Choloepodidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Choloepus didactylus, Choloepus hoffmanni – species
References
Choloepus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Choloepus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Choloepus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
