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sloth

[slawth, slohth] / slɔθ, sloʊθ /


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It its promotional material, Sloth World describes Bandre as "one of the most respected sloth experts in the world".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

In one case, a nest was discovered inside the pulp cavity of a sloth tooth.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Researchers in Costa Rica have unearthed fossils from a mastodon and a giant sloth that lived as many as 40,000 years ago, officials announced Friday, calling it the biggest such find here in decades.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

I would wake earlier, but I think in a past life I was a two-toed sloth or something because I’m nocturnal and I move very slowly.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

But they have little agility, tending to sloth when they reach full growth, and most Tasmanian herdsmen have learned with ease to avoid them.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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