sloth bear

American  

noun

1. a coarse-haired, long-snouted bear, Ursus ursinus, of India and Indochina: now rare.

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sloth bear British  

noun

1. a bear, Melursus ursinus, of forests of S India and Sri Lanka, having a shaggy coat and an elongated snout specialized for feeding on termites

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Etymology

Origin of sloth bear

First recorded in 1825–35

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sloth bear

He passed the other attractions of the South Garden: the camels, the twittering, vividly adorned macaws, the antelopes and zebra, the llamas, the sloth bear, and the monkeys in their crowded house, making mischief.

From Time ● Jun. 26, 2017

In June, the zoo euthanized another sloth bear, Francois, after he developed severe degenerative disc disease in his spine.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2016

Asia also harbors pangolins and has the sloth bear, a true carnivore and a termite connoisseur.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 22, 2013

Dry land diversions include a 17th-century Dutch fort and the Shrine of St. Anne, Sri Lanka’s oldest, as well as leopard, sloth bear and elephant spotting at nearby Wilpattu National Park.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2013

Are the bears of South America?—the sloth bear of India and Ceylon?—the bruang of Borneo?—and his near congener, the bruang of Java and Sumatra?

From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Zwecker, Johann Baptist