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Langur vs Sloth - What's the difference?

langur | sloth |

As nouns the difference between langur and sloth

is that langur is any of the old world monkeys of the subfamily colobinae, in the genera simias'', ''trachypithecus'' (lutungs), ''presbytis'', (surilis), and ''semnopithecus , (gray langurs) while sloth is (uncountable) laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.

As a verb sloth is

(obsolete|intransitive) to be idle.

langur

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of the Old World monkeys of the subfamily Colobinae, in the genera Simias'', ''Trachypithecus'' (lutungs), ''Presbytis'', (surilis), and ''Semnopithecus , (gray langurs).
  • A gibbon of the genus Hoolock .

    • See also

    * (Colobinae) * (Colobinae) * (Colobinae) ----

    sloth

    English

    (wikipedia sloth)

    Alternative forms

    * sloath, slowth (obsolete)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.
  • * Milton
    • [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth .
  • * Franklin
    • Sloth , like rust, consumes faster than labour wears.
  • (countable) A herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity.
  • (rare) A collective term for a group of bears.

    • Usage notes

    Sloth is one of the seven deadly sins.

    Derived terms

    * forsloth * Australian sloth * native sloth * sloth animalcule * sloth bear * slothful * sloth monkey

    Hyponyms

    * (animal) two-toed sloth

    Related terms

    * slowth

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To be idle.
    • (Gower)

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