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ground sloth

/ɡraʊnd slɒθ/

Tradução: Termo geral para o grupo diversificado de grandes mamíferos extintos, lentos e terrestres, que viveram principalmente durante o Pleistoceno e são parentes das preguiças atuais.

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/ɡraʊnd slɒθ/C1formalscientific
  • ptTermo geral para o grupo diversificado de grandes mamíferos extintos, lentos e terrestres, que viveram principalmente durante o Pleistoceno e são parentes das preguiças atuais.

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.

    ptMamífero gigante extinto

    • 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.