transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈslȯth, ˈsläth also ]
ˈslōth noun
( plural sloths with ths or thz)
Etymology: Middle English slouthe, from slow slow
Date: 12th century
1.
a. : disinclination to action or labor : indolence
b. : spiritual apathy and inactivity
the deadly sin of sloth
2. : any of various slow-moving arboreal edentate mammals (genera Bradypus and Choloepus ) that inhabit tropical forests of South and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots, and fruits — compare three-toed sloth , two-toed sloth
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sloth 2
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