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sloth bear

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A nocturnal bear, Melursus ursinus, native to South Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Melursus ursinus, Ursus ursinus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bear

History

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: মাটি ভালুক (mati bhaluk) — Melursus ursinus
  • Bengali: শ্লথ ভালুক — Melursus ursinus
  • Burmese: နှုတ်သီးရှည်ဝက်ဝံ (hnutsi:hranywak-wam) — Melursus ursinus
  • Catalan: ós morrut — Melursus ursinus
  • Dutch: lippenbeer — Melursus ursinus
  • Esperanto: longlipa urso — Melursus ursinus
  • Finnish: huulikarhu — Melursus ursinus
  • French: ours lippu — Melursus ursinus
  • German: Lippenbär — Melursus ursinus
  • Gujarati: રીંછ (rī̃ch) — Melursus ursinus
  • Hindi: भालु (bhālu) — Melursus ursinus
  • Hungarian: ajakos medve — Melursus ursinus
  • Italian: orso labiato — Melursus ursinus
  • Italian: orso giocoliere — Melursus ursinus
  • Kannada: ಕರಡಿ (karaḍi) — Melursus ursinus
  • Malayalam: തേൻകരടി (tēṉkaraṭi) — Melursus ursinus
  • Maltese: ors xufftejh kbar — Melursus ursinus
  • Marathi: अस्वल (asval) — Melursus ursinus
  • Nepali: काठे भालु (kāṭhe bhālu) — Melursus ursinus
  • Odia: ଭାଲୁ (bhālu) — Melursus ursinus
  • Polish: wargacz — Melursus ursinus
  • Russian: губа́ч (gubáč) — Melursus ursinus
  • Sanskrit: ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa) — Melursus ursinus
  • Sinhalese: වලසා (walasā) — Melursus ursinus
  • Spanish: oso perezoso — Melursus ursinus
  • Tamil: தேன் கரடி (tēṉ karaṭi) — Melursus ursinus
  • Telugu: ఎలుగుబంటి (elugubaṇṭi) — Melursus ursinus
  • Urdu: بھالو (bhālū) — Melursus ursinus
  • Vietnamese: gấu lợn — Melursus ursinus