Megalonychidae

Translingual

Choloepus didactylus

Etymology

From Megalonyx +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Megalonychidae

A taxonomic family within the order Pilosa – the two-toed sloths.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Xenarthra - superorder; Pilosa - order; Folivora - suborder

Hyponyms

(family): Choloepus, †Megalonyx (extinct) - genera

References

Megalonychidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Megalonychidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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