ground sloth


noun
  1. any of various extinct large, edentate mammals from the Pleistocene Epoch of North and South America resembling modern sloths but living on the ground rather than in trees.

Origin of ground sloth

1
First recorded in 1855–60

Words Nearby ground sloth

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How to use ground sloth in a sentence

  • It was called the giant ground sloth, and, as you may judge from this name, was not very quick in its movements.

    The Children's Book of London | Geraldine Edith Mitton