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Definition of Bradypodidae
1. Noun. A family of edentates comprising the true sloths.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Suborder Xenarthra, Xenarthra
Member holonyms: Sloth, Tree Sloth, Bradypus, Genus Bradypus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bradypodidae
Literary usage of Bradypodidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1917)
"... and the limb bones, relatively long for their width, call for a consideration
of the tree sloths, the Bradypodidae, in this connection. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... and presents a well-marked angular process, as well as coronoid surface slightly
recurved. In the Bradypodidae, containing the two species ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1882)
"These, according to the interpretation put upon them by the author, indicates
that the Bradypodidae and ..."
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