ai
1
9.9
A three-toed sloth from South America with long claws that moves slowly
- noun
- /aɪ/
- Specialized
:
perezoso
Synonyms
sloth
vsai
19
2.3
A slow animal that lives in trees and hangs upside down while eating leaves
is a single South American species with specific long claws rather than the whole group
2
6.0
A slow animal from Central and South America that lives in trees and has three long claws on each foot
is limited to South America rather than Central and South ranges
tree sloth
vsai
1
4.2
A slow-moving animal that lives in trees in Central and South America and hangs upside down to eat leaves
is one specific three-clawed South American species rather than any tree-dweller
1
9.9
A sloth from South America that has three long claws on each foot
is the common species name rather than the scientific label
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ai comes from a native South American name for the three-toed sloth that passed into European languages and then English. A helpful way to remember it is to hear the short, sleepy-sounding name as matching this 'slow' 'tree-dweller'.