Melursus
Appearance
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.