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Bradypus tridactylus
Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See Slow.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak. 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. --Milton. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. --Franklin. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodid[ae], and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera Bradypus and Arctopithecus, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), and the ai (Arctopitheus ai). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus Cholopus, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau (Cholopus didactylus) of South America. See Unau. Another species (C. Hoffmanni) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. Australian, or Native sloth (Zo["o]l.), the koala. Sloth animalcule (Zo["o]l.), a tardigrade. Sloth bear (Zo["o]l.), a black or brown long-haired bear (Melursus ursinus, or labiatus), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also aswail, labiated bear, and jungle bear. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. Sloth monkey (Zo["o]l.), a loris.
Seps tridactylus
Skink Skink, n. [L. scincus, Gr. ????.] [Written also scink.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of regularly scaled harmless lizards of the family Scincid[ae], common in the warmer parts of all the continents. Note: The officinal skink (Scincus officinalis) inhabits the sandy plains of South Africa. It was believed by the ancients to be a specific for various diseases. A common slender species (Seps tridactylus) of Southern Europe was formerly believed to produce fatal diseases in cattle by mere contact. The American skinks include numerous species of the genus Eumeces, as the blue-tailed skink (E. fasciatus) of the Eastern United States. The ground skink, or ground lizard (Oligosoma laterale) inhabits the Southern United States.

Meaning of Tridactylus from wikipedia

- The pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), occasionally known as the ai (/ˈɑːi/), is a species of three-toed sloth that inhabits tropical rainforests...
- potoroo), † modern extinction P. tridactylus (long-nosed potoroo) Potorous tridactylus tridactylus Potorous tridactylus apicalis The long-nosed potoroo...
- Species File lists: Tridactylus angustus Günther, 1995 Tridactylus australicus Mjoberg, 1913 Tridactylus berlandi Chopard, 1920 Tridactylus bijakherensis Gupta...
- maps) does not recognize P. (tridactylus) dorsalis as separate species. BirdLife International (2016). "Picoides tridactylus". IUCN Red List of Threatened...
- The three-toed worm lizard (Bipes tridactylus) is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Mexico. It inhabits a small coastal...
- Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Larus tridactylus. The English name is derived from its call, a shrill 'kittee-wa-aaake...
- 1071/am13037 Look up potoroo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Potorous tridactylus tridactylus — Long-nosed Potoroo (SE mainland) http://animaldiversity...
- Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Ophiomorus tridactylus, pp. 346–347). Ophiomorus tridactylus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database...
- maps) does not recognize P. (tridactylus) dorsalis as separate species. BirdLife International. (2016). "Picoides tridactylus". IUCN Red List of Threatened...
- sequences suggests that B. torquatus diverged from B. variegatus and B. tridactylus about 12 million years ago, while the latter two split 5 to 6 million...