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ground sloth

noun

Definition of GROUND SLOTH

:  any of various often huge extinct American edentates related to the recent sloths
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First Known Use of GROUND SLOTH

1860

Rhymes with GROUND SLOTH

betroth, breechcloth, broadcloth, cheesecloth, clothes moth, dishcloth, drop cloth, facecloth, floorcloth, grass cloth, ground cloth, haircloth, hawk moth, hellbroth, loincloth, oilcloth, sackcloth, sailcloth, silk moth, sphinx moth, sponge cloth, washcloth, whole cloth, wire cloth

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