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单词 sloth bear
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sloth bear


noun

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

Origin of sloth bear

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby sloth bear

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Example sentences from the Web for sloth bear

  • The sloth-bear, after staring vacantly awhile slowly shook his head.

    Dick, Marjorie and Fidge|G. E. Farrow
  • Ossaroo, however, knew the animal by the description given, and declared that it was quite as timid a creature as the sloth-bear.

    The Plant Hunters|Mayne Reid
  • “I thought you were going to preach,” explained the sloth-bear.

    Dick, Marjorie and Fidge|G. E. Farrow
  • The answer was a loud snore from the sloth-bear, who had once more fallen into a deep sleep.

    Dick, Marjorie and Fidge|G. E. Farrow

British Dictionary definitions for sloth bear

sloth bear

noun

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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