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C Hoffmanni
Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See Slow.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak. 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. --Milton. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. --Franklin. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodid[ae], and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera Bradypus and Arctopithecus, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), and the ai (Arctopitheus ai). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus Cholopus, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau (Cholopus didactylus) of South America. See Unau. Another species (C. Hoffmanni) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. Australian, or Native sloth (Zo["o]l.), the koala. Sloth animalcule (Zo["o]l.), a tardigrade. Sloth bear (Zo["o]l.), a black or brown long-haired bear (Melursus ursinus, or labiatus), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also aswail, labiated bear, and jungle bear. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. Sloth monkey (Zo["o]l.), a loris.

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- Karl Auguste Offmann, GCSK (25 November 1940 – 12 March 2022) was a Mauritian politician who briefly served as the president of Mauritius from 2002 to...
- to step down and become president as from 2003. Former president Karl Offmann was also involved. He was put into the office of the president on the condition...
- (1968–1992) Elizabeth II President (from 1992) Ringadoo Uteem Chettiar* Pillay* Offmann Bundhun* Jugnauth Bellepeau* Purryag Bellepeau* Gurib Vyapoory* Balancy*...
- (1968–1992) Elizabeth II President (from 1992) Ringadoo Uteem Chettiar* Pillay* Offmann Bundhun* Jugnauth Bellepeau* Purryag Bellepeau* Gurib Vyapoory* Balancy*...
- became acting president from 18 February 2002 to 25 February 2002. Karl Offmann was elected in 2002, he held office from 25 February 2002 and resigned...
- majority as a whole on the electoral platform. All presidents except Karl Offmann and all prime ministers except for Paul Berenger have been members of this...
- Karl Offmann. Then President of the Republic, C****am Uteem was at his last mandate as Head of State and was due to leave office in 2002. Karl Offmann who...
- office 20 September 2000 – 30 September 2003 President C****am Uteem Karl Offmann Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth Preceded by Kailash Purryag Succeeded by...
- Boubacar Keïta, Christos Sartzetakis, Amos Sawyer, Rupiah Banda, Karl Offmann, Shahabuddin Ahmed, Ayaz Mutallibov, Dušan Čkrebić, Mwai Kibaki, Leonid...
- (1968–1992) Elizabeth II President (from 1992) Ringadoo Uteem Chettiar* Pillay* Offmann Bundhun* Jugnauth Bellepeau* Purryag Bellepeau* Gurib Vyapoory* Balancy*...