noun
Etymology
Origin of honey bear
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Using such data, biologists have determined that kinkajous—a Panamanian tree-dwelling honey bear that resembles the lemur—take the same route every day from their home trees to their food sources, down to the exact same branches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
He kept a kinkajou, a cat-size mammal from the rainforest also known as the honey bear, as well as less cuddly companions—including a rattlesnake curled up near the door.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023
An empty honey bear or small ketchup bottle works perfectly, or you can buy a small condiment container — just make sure it has a sealable lid.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022
Lotion tubes, squirt bottles, brushes, a honey bear, solo flip-flops, a Wiffle ball and a legless lawn flamingo now stained bone-white, all provide the canvas for Riley’s patterned mariner drawings in India ink.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2022
If thou the festal bless, I will not fail To burn sweet incense unto him and thee, And offerings of Arcadian honey bear.
From The Elegies of Tibullus Being the Consolations of a Roman Lover Done in English Verse by Williams, Theodore C.
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