English words for 'a large extinct ground sloth'
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- (paleontology) Any of the extinct group of ground sloths.
- (uncountable) Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.
- (especially) Any herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Choloepodidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity.
- (collective, rare, countable) A group of bears.
- apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- 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
- a disinclination to work or exert yourself
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- short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
- Any of various other rodents of similar appearance, such as the maned hamster or crested hamster, Lophiomys imhausi, mouse-like hamsters of genus Calomyscus, and the white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus).
- Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
- In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.
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- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
- small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
- any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
- toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
- nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
- (slang) An uncircumcised penis.
- Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).
- Any of some other not closely related species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark (African anteater) and numbat (banded anteater).
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- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
- Any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.
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- large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
- someone whose occupation is catching fish
- Fur of specimens of species Pekania pennanti.
- A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.
- A North American marten-like mammal (Pekania pennanti), that has thick brown fur.
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- burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
- a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
- any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
- burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
- (programming) A Golang programmer.
- A gopher tortoise (Gopherus spp.).
- A ground squirrel (Marmotinae spp.).
- Alternative spelling of gofer.
- A gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus).
- A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).
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- small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
- relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
- (Australia) A type of chocolate cake (or slice), somewhat similar to an American brownie.
- Retzia capensis of South Africa.
- A way of serving food at a party, consisting of a half melon or potato etc. with individual cocktail sticks of cheese and pineapple stuck into it.
- (military) Ellipsis of Czech hedgehog (“an antitank obstacle constructed from three steel rails”).
- (chiefly philosophy) Someone who has one big overarching personal philosophy or worldview.
- Medicago intertexta, the pods of which are armed with short spines.
- A kind of electrical transformer with open magnetic circuit, the ends of the iron wire core being turned outward and presenting a bristling appearance.
- (US) Any of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog.
- (differential geometry) A type of plane curve; see Hedgehog (geometry).
- A form of dredging machine.
- The edible fungus Hydnum repandum.
- (informal, military, historical) A spigot mortar-type of depth charge weapon from World War II that simultaneously fires a number of explosives into the water to create a pattern of underwater explosions intended to attack submerged submarines.
- A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.
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- large mostly white Australian stork
- large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
- large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
- A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.
- (Australia) The black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus.
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- (paleontology) Any of the extinct group of ground sloths.
- (uncountable) Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.
- (especially) Any herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Choloepodidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity.
- (collective, rare, countable) A group of bears.
- apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- 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
- a disinclination to work or exert yourself
noun
- short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
- Any of various other rodents of similar appearance, such as the maned hamster or crested hamster, Lophiomys imhausi, mouse-like hamsters of genus Calomyscus, and the white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus).
- Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
- In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.
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- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
- small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
- any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
- toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
- nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
- (slang) An uncircumcised penis.
- Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).
- Any of some other not closely related species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark (African anteater) and numbat (banded anteater).
noun
- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
- Any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.
noun
- large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
- someone whose occupation is catching fish
- Fur of specimens of species Pekania pennanti.
- A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.
- A North American marten-like mammal (Pekania pennanti), that has thick brown fur.
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adj
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- burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
- a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
- any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
- burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
- (programming) A Golang programmer.
- A gopher tortoise (Gopherus spp.).
- A ground squirrel (Marmotinae spp.).
- Alternative spelling of gofer.
- A gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus).
- A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).
noun
- small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
- relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
- (Australia) A type of chocolate cake (or slice), somewhat similar to an American brownie.
- Retzia capensis of South Africa.
- A way of serving food at a party, consisting of a half melon or potato etc. with individual cocktail sticks of cheese and pineapple stuck into it.
- (military) Ellipsis of Czech hedgehog (“an antitank obstacle constructed from three steel rails”).
- (chiefly philosophy) Someone who has one big overarching personal philosophy or worldview.
- Medicago intertexta, the pods of which are armed with short spines.
- A kind of electrical transformer with open magnetic circuit, the ends of the iron wire core being turned outward and presenting a bristling appearance.
- (US) Any of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog.
- (differential geometry) A type of plane curve; see Hedgehog (geometry).
- A form of dredging machine.
- The edible fungus Hydnum repandum.
- (informal, military, historical) A spigot mortar-type of depth charge weapon from World War II that simultaneously fires a number of explosives into the water to create a pattern of underwater explosions intended to attack submerged submarines.
- A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.
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noun
- large mostly white Australian stork
- large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
- large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
- A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.
- (Australia) The black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus.
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