three-toed sloth
noun
ˈthrē-ˈtōd- 
: any of a genus (Bradypus) of sloths having three clawed digits on each foot and eight or nine vertebrae in the neck compare two-toed sloth
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web As well as taking still photos, Sartore records videos of the animal -- such as this brown-throated three-toed sloth filmed at the Pan-American Conservation Association in Panama. 
Leif Coorlim, CNN, 21 July 2022 The baby three-toed sloth was found May 10 on the ground near the Playa Chiquita beach. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 May 2022 Here, amid stormy conditions, this beautiful moss-covered, three-toed sloth survived. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 1 June 2021 Tourists in Costa Rica recently witnessed a magical and elusive event—the birth of a three-toed sloth. Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 2 Mar. 2020 More than a third of the world’s animal species live there including three-toed sloths, Amazon River dolphins, Amazonian manatees, anacondas, piranhas, and much more. Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 6 Jan. 2020 Although this species is not threatened, two of the six species of sloth are endangered: the pygmy three-toed sloth (critically endangered) and the maned sloth (vulnerable). Terry Gardner, latimes.com, 6 May 2018 Two-toed sloths, like the one the Morgans found, and three-toed sloths are typically found in the forests of Central and South America. Mallorie Sullivan, Cincinnati.com, 16 Jan. 2018 November 2, 2017 —In Suriname, the all-volunteer Green Heritage Fund Suriname is devoting itself to the rescue of three-toed sloths. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2017 See More
Leif Coorlim, CNN, 21 July 2022 The baby three-toed sloth was found May 10 on the ground near the Playa Chiquita beach. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 May 2022 Here, amid stormy conditions, this beautiful moss-covered, three-toed sloth survived. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 1 June 2021 Tourists in Costa Rica recently witnessed a magical and elusive event—the birth of a three-toed sloth. Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 2 Mar. 2020 More than a third of the world’s animal species live there including three-toed sloths, Amazon River dolphins, Amazonian manatees, anacondas, piranhas, and much more. Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 6 Jan. 2020 Although this species is not threatened, two of the six species of sloth are endangered: the pygmy three-toed sloth (critically endangered) and the maned sloth (vulnerable). Terry Gardner, latimes.com, 6 May 2018 Two-toed sloths, like the one the Morgans found, and three-toed sloths are typically found in the forests of Central and South America. Mallorie Sullivan, Cincinnati.com, 16 Jan. 2018 November 2, 2017 —In Suriname, the all-volunteer Green Heritage Fund Suriname is devoting itself to the rescue of three-toed sloths. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1847, in the meaning defined above