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Cholopus Hoffmanni
(gcide) | Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w
slow. See Slow.]
1. Slowness; tardiness.
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These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor
This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness;
idleness.
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[They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and
sloth. --Milton.
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Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears.
--Franklin.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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august wilhelm von hoffmann
(wn) | August Wilhelm von Hoffmann
n 1: German chemist (1818-1892) [syn: Hoffmann, {August
Wilhelm von Hoffmann}] |
choloepus hoffmanni
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n 1: a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each
forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot [syn: {two-
toed sloth}, unau, unai, Choloepus hoffmanni] |
e. t. a. hoffmann
(wn) | E. T. A. Hoffmann
n 1: German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn:
Hoffmann, E. T. A. Hoffmann, {Ernst Theodor Amadeus
Hoffmann}, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann] |
ernst theodor amadeus hoffmann
(wn) | Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
n 1: German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn:
Hoffmann, E. T. A. Hoffmann, {Ernst Theodor Amadeus
Hoffmann}, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann] |
ernst theodor wilhelm hoffmann
(wn) | Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
n 1: German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn:
Hoffmann, E. T. A. Hoffmann, {Ernst Theodor Amadeus
Hoffmann}, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann] |
hoffmann
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n 1: Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units
(1870-1956) [syn: Hoffmann, Josef Hoffmann]
2: German chemist (1818-1892) [syn: Hoffmann, {August Wilhelm
von Hoffmann}]
3: United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum
mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)
[syn: Hoffmann, Roald Hoffmann]
4: German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn:
Hoffmann, E. T. A. Hoffmann, {Ernst Theodor Amadeus
Hoffmann}, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann] |
hoffmannsthal
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n 1: German poet who wrote libretti for operas by Richard
Strauss (1874-1929) [syn: Hoffmannsthal, {Hugo von
Hoffmannsthal}] |
hugo von hoffmannsthal
(wn) | Hugo von Hoffmannsthal
n 1: German poet who wrote libretti for operas by Richard
Strauss (1874-1929) [syn: Hoffmannsthal, {Hugo von
Hoffmannsthal}] |
josef hoffmann
(wn) | Josef Hoffmann
n 1: Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units
(1870-1956) [syn: Hoffmann, Josef Hoffmann] |
roald hoffmann
(wn) | Roald Hoffmann
n 1: United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum
mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)
[syn: Hoffmann, Roald Hoffmann] |
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