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jungle bear
(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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Jungle bear
(gcide) | Jungle \Jun"gle\ (j[u^][ng]"g'l), n. [Hind. jangal desert,
forest, jungle; Skr. ja[.n]gala desert.]
1. A dense growth of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.;
an almost impenetrable thicket of trees, canes, and reedy
vegetation, as in India, Africa, Australia, and Brazil.
The jungles of India are of bamboos, canes, and
other palms, very difficult to penetrate. --Balfour
(Cyc. of
India).
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2. Hence: (Fig.) A place of danger or ruthless competition
for survival. /'bdIt's a jungle out there./'b8
[PJC]
3. Anything which causes confusion or difficulty due to
intricacy; as, a jungle of environmental regulations.
--MW10.
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Jungle bear (Zool.), the aswail or sloth bear.
Jungle cat (Zool.), the chaus.
Jungle cock (Zool.), the male of a jungle fowl.
Jungle fowl. (Zool.)
(a) Any wild species of the genus Gallus, of which
several species inhabit India and the adjacent
islands; as, the fork-tailed jungle fowl ({Gallus
varius}) of Java, Gallus Stanleyi of Ceylon, and
Gallus Bankiva of India.
Note: The latter, which resembles the domestic gamecock, is
supposed to be one of the original species from which
the domestic fowl was derived.
(b) An Australian grallatorial bird (Megapodius tumulus)
which is allied to the brush turkey, and, like the
latter, lays its eggs in mounds of vegetable matter,
where they are hatched by the heat produced by
decomposition.
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Jungle bear
(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.
[1913 Webster]Jungle \Jun"gle\ (j[u^][ng]"g'l), n. [Hind. jangal desert,
forest, jungle; Skr. ja[.n]gala desert.]
1. A dense growth of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.;
an almost impenetrable thicket of trees, canes, and reedy
vegetation, as in India, Africa, Australia, and Brazil.
The jungles of India are of bamboos, canes, and
other palms, very difficult to penetrate. --Balfour
(Cyc. of
India).
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2. Hence: (Fig.) A place of danger or ruthless competition
for survival. /'bdIt's a jungle out there./'b8
[PJC]
3. Anything which causes confusion or difficulty due to
intricacy; as, a jungle of environmental regulations.
--MW10.
[PJC]
Jungle bear (Zool.), the aswail or sloth bear.
Jungle cat (Zool.), the chaus.
Jungle cock (Zool.), the male of a jungle fowl.
Jungle fowl. (Zool.)
(a) Any wild species of the genus Gallus, of which
several species inhabit India and the adjacent
islands; as, the fork-tailed jungle fowl ({Gallus
varius}) of Java, Gallus Stanleyi of Ceylon, and
Gallus Bankiva of India.
Note: The latter, which resembles the domestic gamecock, is
supposed to be one of the original species from which
the domestic fowl was derived.
(b) An Australian grallatorial bird (Megapodius tumulus)
which is allied to the brush turkey, and, like the
latter, lays its eggs in mounds of vegetable matter,
where they are hatched by the heat produced by
decomposition.
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