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PRONUNCIATION OF SLOTH BEAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLOTH BEAR

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Sloth bear is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SLOTH BEAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Sloth bear

The sloth bear, also known as the Stickney bear or labiated bear, is a nocturnal insectivorous species of bears found wild within the Indian Subcontinent. The sloth bear evolved from ancestral brown bears during the Pleistocene and shares features found in insect-eating mammals through convergent evolution. The population isolated in Sri Lanka is considered a subspecies. Unlike brown and black bears, sloth bears have lankier builds, long, shaggy coats that form a mane around the face, long, sickle-shaped claws, and a specially adapted lower lip and palate used for sucking insects. Sloth bears breed during spring and early summer and give birth near the beginning of winter. They feed on termites, honeybee colonies, and fruits. Sloth bears sometimes attack humans who encroach on their territories. Historically, humans have drastically reduced their habitat and diminished their population by hunting them for food and products such as their bacula and claws. These bears have been used as performing pets due to their tameable nature.

Definition of sloth bear in the English dictionary

The definition of sloth bear in the dictionary is a bear, Melursus ursinus, of forests of S India and Sri Lanka, having a shaggy coat and an elongated snout specialized for feeding on termites.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLOTH BEAR

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SLOTH BEAR

American black bear
ant bear
Asiatic black bear
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brown bear
cinnamon bear
drop bear
grizzly bear
honey bear
jelly bear
koala bear
Kodiak bear
native bear
polar bear
sun bear
teddy bear
water bear
white bear
woolly bear

Synonyms and antonyms of sloth bear in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sloth bear» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLOTH BEAR

Find out the translation of sloth bear to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sloth bear from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sloth bear» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

懒熊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oso perezoso
570 millions of speakers

English

sloth bear
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आलस भालू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كسل الدب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

медведь лени
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

urso-preguiça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্লথ বিয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ours paresseux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beruang sloth
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Faultiere
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナマケグマ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

느림보 곰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sloth bear
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lười gấu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோம்பல் கரடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आळशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Palavra ayısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pigrizia orso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wargacz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ведмідь ліні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

urs lenes
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

νωθρότητα αρκούδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

luiheid beer
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Läppbjörn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sloth bear
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sloth bear

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOTH BEAR»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOTH BEAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sloth bear

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLOTH BEAR»

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Bears: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Map sloth bear distribution in relation to forest cover and boundaries of protected areas, and thereby delineate discrete population units. These larger population units, rather than individual reserves, should be the basis of management.
Christopher Servheen, Stephen Herrero, Bernard Peyton, 1999
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The Sloth Bear: Ecology, Conflict and Conservation
Out of the total 8 species of bears, four species namely the sloth bear, the Asiatic black bear, the Himalayan brown bear and the Malayan sun bear exist in India. In India, the sloth bear is one of the most widely distributed large mammals.
Harendra Singh Bargali, 2010
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Nepal 8
You mentioned that the sloth bear is dangerous; why is that? They don't like human faces; they don't like our eyes. When they attack, they attack the face so that you can't see; you can't do anything. If you climb a tree to escape, they climb too.
Joseph Bindloss, 2010
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8 Practice Tests for Reading and Math: Grade 6
<What. a. Sear! Grizzly bears, brown bears, black bears, polar bears, sloth bears — wait a minute! Sloth bears? Yes, there is such a creature as a sloth bear. Sloth bears are not as well known as other bears, partly because they live only on the ...
Michael Priestley, 2002
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Heart of a Hunter: Big Game Hunting
Still I realized that in this situation my double— barrel shotgun gave me but a scant advantage over a wounded sloth bear. In fact it was doubtful if I could stop a determined charge within ten feet. The bear's constant wailing bellow at least let ...
Andrew M. McDearmid, 2002
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Mammal Anatomy: An Illustrated Guide
... Sun bear GENUS AND SPECIES Ursus malayanus Sloth bear GENUS AND SPECIES Melursus ursinus Spectacled bear GENUS AND SPECIES Tremarctos ornatus Anatomy and taxonomy suggests, most are meat eaters and are.
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2010
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Animals in Stone: Indian Mammals Sculptured Through Time
The region, the elongated muzzle and the long claws are evidence for the sloth bear. Along the steps towards the brick podium of the Nyata Poul or Siddhi Lakshmi temple at Bhaktapur (Bhadgaon) in Nepal, a pair of sloth bears is standing ...
Alexandra Anna Enrica van der Geer, 2008
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Economic Zoology
56. Intangki Kohima (Nagaland) 202 Tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, elephant, bear, gaur, barking deer, pangolin. 57. Kothgarh Baud Khondmals 3995 Tiger, leopard, elephant, chital, sloth bear. (Orissa) 58. Satkosia Gorge Dhenkanal, Puri , ...
Dr. Shukla & Dr. Upadhyaya, 2009
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Animals, Grades 1 - 3: Canadian Edition
Sloth Bear The sloth bear is a huge, shaggy bear. It has a mane of fur around its neck. Sloth bears have very long snouts. They live in the rocky canyons and hills of India and Sri Lanka. They hunt for termites and bee nests at night. A sloth bear  ...
Carson-Dellosa Publishing, 2013
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Bear stories in basic vocabulary
Nineteen stories, based on true episodes about different kinds of bears throughout the world, such as the Alaskan brown bear and the sloth bear of India.
Edward William Dolch, Marguerite Pierce Dolch, Charles Forsythe, 1957

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLOTH BEAR»

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First ever SOP for sloth bears ready
Sloth bears are widely distributed in Nagpur, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli and Amravati circles. During the past few years, several incidents of sloth bear attacks on ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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SOPs to be drawn up for sloth bear-human conflict
NAGPUR: For the first time, the forest department will have exclusive standard operating procedures (SOPs) for dealing with sloth bears found in conflict ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Sloth bear found dead in a private tea estate in Nilgiris
Officials said the sloth bear, aged 3 to 4 years, was found dead inside a bush in a private tea estate in the Melur section of forests in the Coonoor range. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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Forest dept rescues sloth bear in 8-hr operation
Chandrapur: An adult sloth bear was rescued from the premises of a mosque in Shaktinagar colony of WCL, Durgapur early on Wednesday. The overnight ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
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Sloth bears get VIP security jungle kings enjoyed
AHMEDABAD: Sloth bears in the state will soon be offered the highest level of conservation protection, which is currently accorded to the Asiatic Lion of ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
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Project to restore habitat for sloth bears in Jessore
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat government has taken up a project to provide better habitat to sloth bears by restoring the ecology of Jessore wildlife sanctuary, where ... «Times of India, May 15»
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Karnataka to get its second sloth bear sanctuary
Karnataka's second sloth bear sanctuary, and perhaps its largest, is on the final stages of being established in Tumakuru district. Vinay Luthra, Principal Chief ... «The Hindu, May 15»
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Rescued sloth bear to rehabilitation in city facility
Agra: A sloth bear, rescued from the Indo-Nepal border of Jharkhand under dramatic circumstances last month, will be rehabilitated in the city, a non-profit ... «Times of India, May 15»
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Man attacked by sloth bear in Nilgiris
Udhagamandalam: A tribal man was attacked by a sloth bear, on Thursday night, ... A bear emerged from a bush and attacked Mathan, forest officials said. «Times of India, Apr 15»
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Sloth Bear Shot as Tranquilisation Bid Goes Awry in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE:A day after a bear reportedly mauled to death a woman and injured two persons, forest officials gunned down the animal at Thothamokke near ... «The New Indian Express, Mar 15»

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