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bradypod, -pus|ˈbrædɪpɒd, -pəs|
[ad. Gr. βραδύπους, -ποδ- slow-footed, f. βραδύ-ς slow + πούς foot.]
A member of the family of edentate mammal quadrupeds represented by the Sloth. Hence braˈdypodal a., pertaining to the bradypods.
1833Penny Cycl. I. 230/2 Both these genera were formerly included..under the common name of Bradypus or Sloth. 1843Ibid. XXV. 502/1 The bradypodal modifications of the jaws. |