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Noun: two-toed sloth
  1. A sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot
    - unau, unai, Choloepus hoffmanni
     
  2. Relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot
    - unau, unai, Choloepus didactylus

Derived forms: two-toed sloths

Type of: sloth, tree sloth

Part of: Choloepus, genus Choloepus

Encyclopedia: Two-toed sloth