2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [1913 Webster] [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. --Franklin. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster] Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera {Bradypus} and {Arctopithecus}, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth ({Bradypus tridactylus}), and the ai ({Arctopitheus ai}). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus {Cholopus}, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau ({Cholopus didactylus}) of South America. See {Unau}. Another species ({Cholopus Hoffmanni}) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. [1913 Webster] {Australian sloth}, or {Native sloth} (Zool.), the koala. {Sloth animalcule} (Zool.), a tardigrade. {Sloth bear} (Zool.), a black or brown long-haired bear ({Melursus ursinus}, or {Melursus labiatus}), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also {aswail}, {labiated bear}, and {jungle bear}. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. {Sloth monkey} (Zool.), a loris. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Aswail \As"wail\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.) The sloth bear ({Melursus labiatus}) of India. [1913 Webster]
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