Definition of Sloth bear

1. Noun. Common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia.

Exact synonyms: Melursus Ursinus, Ursus Ursinus
Generic synonyms: Bear
Group relationships: Genus Melursus, Melursus

Definition of Sloth bear

1. Noun. A nocturnal bear living in the South Asia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sloth Bear

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Literary usage of Sloth bear

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"In this case there was no attempt to devour, and it may have been, as I have often observed with the Indian sloth bear, that such attacks are made by ..."

2. A Geographical History of Mammals by Richard Lydekker (1896)
"INDIAN SLOTH-BEAR (Melursus ursinus). derived from a small extinct bear whose remains occur in the ..."

3. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1835)
"... sloth bear, or Ursine Sloth.' By the two last names it is, or very lately was, shown in menageries ; and Bewick gave an excellent portrait of it in his ..."

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