ground sloth
ground sloth
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- [ground slawth or especially for 2, slohth]
- /graʊnd slɔθ or especially for 2, sloʊθ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ground slawth or especially for 2, slohth]
- /graʊnd slɔθ or especially for 2, sloʊθ/
Definitions of ground sloth words
- noun ground sloth 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. 1
- noun ground sloth Used other than as an idiom: see ground, sloth. 0
- noun ground sloth Any of various extinct species of sloth in several families which are believed, due to their size and/or body type, to have lived on the ground rather than in trees. 0
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Origin of ground sloth
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60
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Parts of speech for Ground sloth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ground sloth popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
ground sloth usage trend in Literature
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