Melursus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin mel (“honey”) + ursus (“bear”).
Proper noun edit
Melursus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ursidae – sloth bear.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Melursus ursinus - sole species
References edit
Sloth bear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Melursus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Melursus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Melursus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
