honingbeer

Dutch

Helarctos malayanus

Etymology

Compound of honing (“honey”) +‎ beer (“bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoː.nɪŋˌbeːr/

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• Hyphenation: ho‧ning‧beer

Noun

honingbeer m (plural honingberen, diminutive honingbeertje n)

1. sun bear, honey bear (Helarctos malayanus, a bear species from South East Asia)

   Synonym: Maleise beer

Further reading

• honingbeer on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl