noun
- slow-moving mammals that hang upside down from tree branches in Central and South American rainforests
Examples
- Three-toed sloths move so slowly that algae grows on their fur.
- The zoo’s new exhibit features two-toed sloths from Costa Rica.
- Sloths spend most of their lives hanging from cecropia trees.
- Baby sloths cling to their mothers for several months.
- Sloths only come down from trees about once a week.
- The documentary showed how sloths use their long claws to grip branches.