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SELENARCTOS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus

Synonyms:

genus Selenarctos; Selenarctos

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Selenarctos" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Selenarctos"):

Asiatic black bear; black bear; Selenarctos thibetanus; Ursus thibetanus (bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia)

Holonyms ("Selenarctos" is a member of...):

family Ursidae; Ursidae (bears and extinct related forms)

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