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GENUS MELURSUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Melursus mean?
• GENUS MELURSUS (noun)
The noun GENUS MELURSUS has 1 sense:
1. sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
Familiarity information: GENUS MELURSUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Melursus; Melursus
Hypernyms ("genus Melursus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Melursus"):
Melursus ursinus; sloth bear; Ursus ursinus (common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia)
Holonyms ("genus Melursus" is a member of...):
family Ursidae; Ursidae (bears and extinct related forms)
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