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  • 41Sloth (deadly sin) — In the Christian moral tradition, sloth (Latin: acedia , accidia , pigritia ) is one of the seven capital sins, often called the seven deadly sins; these sins are called the capital sins because they destroy charity in the person s heart and thus …

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  • 42Sloth bear of Mysore — The Sloth bear of Mysore was an unusually aggressive Indian sloth bear responsible for the deaths of at least 12 people, and the mauling of two dozen others. It was killed by Kenneth Anderson, who in his memoirs Man Eaters and Jungle Killers ,… …

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  • 43sloth bear — noun common coarse haired long snouted bear of south central Asia • Syn: ↑Melursus ursinus, ↑Ursus ursinus • Hypernyms: ↑bear • Member Holonyms: ↑Melursus, ↑genus Melursus * * * …

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  • 44sloth animalcules — Tardigrada Tar di*gra da, n. pl. [NL. See {Tardigrade}, a.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See {Sloth}, 3. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) An order of… …

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  • 45sloth bear — a coarse haired, long snouted bear, Ursus ursinus, of India and Indochina: now rare. [1825 35] * * * ▪ mammal also called  honey bear , Hindi  bhalu     forest dwelling member of the family Ursidae that inhabits tropical or subtropical regions of …

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  • 46sloth bear — noun a shaggy coated Indian bear with long curved claws, noted for hanging upside down like a sloth. [Melursus ursinus.] …

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  • 47sloth bear — ilgalūpis lokys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Melursus ursinus angl. Indian bear; sloth bear vok. Lippenbär rus. губач; медведь губач pranc. ours de à longues lèvres; ours de l’Inde ryšiai:… …

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  • 48sloth bears — ilgalūpiai lokiai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis apibrėžtis Gentyje 1 rūšis. Paplitimo arealas – Indostanas, Ceilono sala. atitikmenys: lot. Melursus angl. Indian bears; sloth bears vok. Lippenbären rus. губачи;… …

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  • 49sloth monkey — noun : loris * * * sloth monkey, = slow lemur …

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  • 50sloth — noun /sləʊθ,slɔθ,slɑθ,sloʊθ/ a) Laziness; slowness in the mindset. b) A herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity …

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