Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodidæ, 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.
a disinclination to work or exert yourself
any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
an animal that is so slow that algae can grow in its fur
an arboreal mammal of a sluggish nature, this was a type of mammal very common in tropical parts of Central and South America
a slow-moving mammal that lives hanging upside-down from trees
a very strange-looking mammal
Sloths are medium-sized mammals that live in South America and Central America belonging to the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, part of the order Pilosa. Most scientists call these two families the Folivora suborder, while some call it Phyllophaga.