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GENUS MELURSUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
Synonyms:
genus Melursus; Melursus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Melursus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Melursus"):
Melursus ursinus; sloth bear; Ursus ursinus (common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia)
Holonyms ("genus Melursus" is a member of...):
family Ursidae; Ursidae (bears and extinct related forms)
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