three-toed sloth
Refers to the animal genus Bradypus. Typically written in katakana as ミユビナマケモノ.
The three-toed sloth lives in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.
I saw a three-toed sloth at the zoo.
Two-toed sloth (Choloepus). Differs in number of toes and genus.
General term for sloth; can refer to any sloth species or be used figuratively for a lazy person.
Katakana spelling is common for this animal name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and may not be widely recognized; it but marks the word is listed as usually written in kana.
Compound of 三指, “three-toed,” and ナマケモノ, “sloth,” referring to the three claws on each limb.