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MELURSUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus

Synonyms:

genus Melursus; Melursus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Melursus"):

Melursus ursinus; sloth bear; Ursus ursinus (common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia)

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

family Ursidae; Ursidae (bears and extinct related forms)

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