sloth bear en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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Any member of the species Melursus ursinus of nocturnal bears, native to South Asia.
As in other species of wild bears, sloth bears are most likely to die young, especially during the first few months after they have left their mothers.
2002, Bernard Stonehouse, A Visual Introduction to Bears, page 31:Sloth bear attacks are in no way a thing of the past. In recent years, Sri Lankan wildlife expert Shyamala Ratnayeke has surveyed close to three hundred of her countrymen who have encountered and, in some cases, been injured by sloth bears.
2007, Bernd Brunner, Bears: A Brief History, page 134:More people in India are killed by sloth bears than by tigers.
2002, Andrew M. McDearmid, Heart of a Hunter: Big Game Hunting, page 145:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sloth bears | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
lip bear (Melursus ursinus) · ursiform sloth (Melursus ursinus)
Translations (29)
pl wargacz (Melursus ursinus) · hu ajakos medve (Melursus ursinus) · ur بھالو (Melursus ursinus) · nl lippenbeer (Melursus ursinus) · bn শ্লথ ভালুক (Melursus ursinus) · mr अस्वल (Melursus ursinus) · gu રીંછ (Melursus ursinus) · de Lippenbär (Melursus ursinus) · fi huulikarhu (Melursus ursinus) · ca ós morrut (Melursus ursinus) · ne काठे भालु (Melursus ursinus) · te ఎలుగుబంటి (Melursus ursinus) · ml തേൻകരടി (Melursus ursinus) · si වලසා (Melursus ursinus) · es oso perezoso (Melursus ursinus) · or ଭାଲୁ (Melursus ursinus) · ru губа́ч (Melursus ursinus) · eo longlipa urso (Melursus ursinus) · kn ಕರಡಿ (Melursus ursinus) · vi gấu lợn (Melursus ursinus) · it orso labiato (Melursus ursinus) · ta தேன் கரடி (Melursus ursinus) · sa ऋक्ष (Melursus ursinus) · fr ours lippu (Melursus ursinus) · as মাটি ভালুক (Melursus ursinus) · my နှုတ်သီးရှည်ဝက်ဝံ (Melursus ursinus) · it orso giocoliere (Melursus ursinus) · mt ors xufftejh kbar (Melursus ursinus) · hi भालु (Melursus ursinus)