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   Sloth
   The sloth is a south American herbivorous mammal.
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   sloth
   [n] - a disinclination to work or exert yourself 2. [n] - any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South and Central America 3. [n] - apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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   sloth
   family of edentate mammals Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Sloth
   Sloth noun [ Middle English slouthe , sleuthe , Anglo-Saxon sl...w... , from slāw slow. See Slow .] 1. Slowness; tardiness. « These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome.» Shak. 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. « [ They] change the ...
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   Sloth
   Sloth intransitive verb To be idle. [ Obsolete] Gower.
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   sloth
   1. Slowness; tardiness. 'These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome.' (Shak) ... 2. Disinclination to action or labour; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. '[They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth.' (Milton) 'Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears.' (Franklin) ... 3. <zoology> Any o ...
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   sloth
   tree sloth noun 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
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   sloth
   laziness noun apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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   Sloth
   `Sloths` are medium-sized mammals that live in Central and South America belonging to the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, part of the order Pilosa. Most scientists call these two families the `Folivora` suborder, while some call it `Phyllophaga.` Sloths are omnivores. They may eat insects, small lizards and carrion, but their diet consists mostly of buds, tender shoots, and leaves. Sloths have made extraordinary adaptations to an arbo...
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    Sloth
    • (n.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodidae, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. • (n.) S...
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    sloth
    tree-dwelling mammal noted for its slowness of movement. All five living species are limited to the lowland tropical forests of South and Central ... [2 related articles]
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    sloth
    
    1. a disinclination to work or exert yourself
    2. any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
    3. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    
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    sloth
    sloth (slōth, slôth) , arboreal mammal found in Central and South America distantly related to armadillos and anteaters. Sloths live in tropical forests, where they sleep, eat, and travel through the trees suspended upside down, clinging to branches with the powerful curved claws of thei...
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