honey bear
[ huhn-ee bair ]
Origin of honey bear
1First recorded in1830–40
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How to use honey bear in a sentence
It is also known as the aswail and the honey-bear, the last name being also given to the Malay bear and the kinkajou.
Dr. Gray divides the bears into three classes: the sea bear, the land bear, and the honey bear.
Natural History in Anecdote | VariousThe most inveterate insect hunter of the tribe is the Indian sloth, or honey bear.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life | Ernest IngersollAt one time the honey bear was classified as a “Bradipus,” or sloth, because of its liability to lose its incisors.
True Bear Stories | Joaquin Miller
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