slow-moving
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of slow-moving
First recorded in 1635–45
Example Sentences
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Stephen Hussey, from Devon Wildlife Trust, said slow-moving mammals were among the most at risk.
From BBC
That now appears to have been highlighted by video showing a relatively slow-moving Iranian Shahed drone breaching its defences.
From BBC
The jet stream sent areas of low pressure spinning in from the Atlantic, but their progress was blocked by an area of high pressure that became slow-moving across Scandinavia.
From BBC
And even slow-moving Europe is having to adapt.
From BBC
The museum called the find of the elephant relative and the ancestor of today's slow-moving tree-dwellers with long, curved claws "one of the most relevant" in Costa Rica in decades.
From Barron's
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