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URSUS URSINUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Ursus ursinus mean?

• URSUS URSINUS (noun)
The noun URSUS URSINUS has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: URSUS URSINUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• URSUS URSINUS (noun)

Sense 1

Ursus ursinus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Melursus ursinus; sloth bear; Ursus ursinus

Hypernyms ("Ursus ursinus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Ursus ursinus" is a member of...):

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

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