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

Hana, a sloth bear who was born in Poland in 1994 and who came to the zoo in 1998, became sick with liver problems this summer, a zoo spokesman said.

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

The broad stone steps lead into the entrance hall, where, facing you, stands a black, long-haired, stuffed sloth bear, hugging the sticks and umbrellas, and an oak case, full of English game-birds.

From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Helen C. Black

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