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sloth
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
sloth
(noun)
sloth
/
ˈ
slɑːθ/
noun
plural
sloths
sloth
/
ˈ
slɑːθ/
noun
plural
sloths
Britannica Dictionary definition of SLOTH
1
[
noncount
]
formal
:
the quality or state of being lazy
:
laziness
the sins/vices of gluttony and
sloth
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a type of animal that lives in trees in South and Central America and that moves very slowly
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