three-toed
Like certain sloths
Three-toed describes something having three toes, used almost exclusively for certain animals: the three-toed sloth, the three-toed woodpecker.
The term distinguishes these species from relatives with different toe counts—sloths come in two-toed and three-toed varieties.
Disinclination to exert oneself
- skinkSleek burrowing lizard
- woodpeckerTree-drilling bird
- salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian
- lizardFour-legged scaled reptile
species · endemic · tropical · rainforest · canopy · habitat · biodiversity · endangered
Disinclination to exert oneself
- woodpeckerTree-drilling bird
- digitSingle numeric character
- footLeg's lowest part
- clawCurved animal nail
limb · paw · talon · appendage · extremity · webbed · clawed · print
sloth
Disinclination to exert oneself
- skinkSleek burrowing lizard
- woodpeckerTree-drilling bird
- salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian
lizard · species · endemic · tropical · rainforest · canopy · habitat · biodiversity · endangered · conservation
sloth
Disinclination to exert oneself
- woodpeckerTree-drilling bird
- digitSingle numeric character
- footLeg's lowest part
claw · limb · paw · talon · appendage · extremity · webbed · clawed · print · track
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
- theropodBipedal carnivorous dinosaur group
- reductionMaking something smaller
vestigial · ancestral · specialization · morphology · fossil · evolution · trait · derived · primitive · mutation