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ground sloth

/ɡraʊnd slɒθ/

Traducción: Término general para un grupo diverso de grandes mamíferos lentos extintos que vivían en el suelo, principalmente durante el Pleistoceno, emparentados con los perezosos modernos.

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/ɡraʊnd slɒθ/C1formalscientific
  • esTérmino general para un grupo diverso de grandes mamíferos lentos extintos que vivían en el suelo, principalmente durante el Pleistoceno, emparentados con los perezosos modernos.

A general term for a diverse group of extinct large, slow-moving mammals that lived on the ground, primarily during the Pleistocene epoch, related to modern tree sloths.

  1. Extinct giant mammalC1formal

    A large, extinct mammal from the Pleistocene epoch, related to modern tree sloths but living on the ground.

    esperezoso terrestre gigante

    • The ground sloth could grow to the size of an elephant.
    • Fossils of the giant ground sloth have been found in South America.
    • Scientists believe ground sloths were herbivores that used their claws to dig for roots.