*2: any of various slow-moving [[arboreal]] edentate [[mammals]] (genera Bradypus and Choloepus) that inhabit tropical [[forests]] of South and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots, and fruits — compare three-toed sloth, two-toed sloth | *2: any of various slow-moving [[arboreal]] edentate [[mammals]] (genera Bradypus and Choloepus) that inhabit tropical [[forests]] of South and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots, and fruits — compare three-toed sloth, two-toed sloth |