Melursus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin mel (“honey”) + ursus (“bear”).

Proper noun

Melursus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Ursidae – sloth bear.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder; Ursidae - family; Ursinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Melursus ursinus - sole species

References

Sloth bear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Melursus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Melursus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Melursus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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