sloth


Definition: Meaning of, sloth in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sləʊθ /

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sloth sloths
  1. [countable] an animal in Central and South America that moves very slowly, has grey fur, and lives in trees
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  2. [uncountable] formal laziness
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sloth used in phrases

  • ground sloth (noun)
    1. gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America
  • sloth bear (noun)
    1. common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia
  • three-toed sloth (noun)
    1. a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot
  • tree sloth (noun)
    1. any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
  • two-toed sloth (noun)
    1. a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot
    2. relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot
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