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    SLOTH BEAR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asiaplay

    Synonyms:

    Melursus ursinus; sloth bear; Ursus ursinus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("sloth bear" is a kind of...):

    bear (massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws)

    Holonyms ("sloth bear" is a member of...):

    genus Melursus; Melursus (sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)

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