Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sloth
Sloth
sloth
n. 1 laziness or indolence; reluctance to make an effort. 2 any slow-moving nocturnal mammal of the family Bradypodidae or Megalonychidae of S. America, having long limbs and hooked claws for hanging upside down from branches of trees. Phrases and idioms sloth bear a large-lipped black shaggy bear, Melursus ursinus, of India. Etymology: ME f. SLOW + -TH(2)
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noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English slouthe, from slow slow Date: 12th century 1. disinclination to action or labor ; indolence, spiritual apathy and inactivity , 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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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