sloth bear


noun

a coarse-haired, long-snouted bear, Ursus ursinus, of India and Indochina: now rare.

Origin of sloth bear

First recorded in 1825–35

Example sentences from the Web for sloth bear

  • The sloth-bear, after staring vacantly awhile slowly shook his head.

    Dick, Marjorie and Fidge |G. E. Farrow
  • Ossaroo, however, knew the animal by the description given, and declared that it was quite as timid a creature as the sloth-bear.

    The Plant Hunters |Mayne Reid
  • “I thought you were going to preach,” explained the sloth-bear.

    Dick, Marjorie and Fidge |G. E. Farrow
  • The answer was a loud snore from the sloth-bear, who had once more fallen into a deep sleep.

    Dick, Marjorie and Fidge |G. E. Farrow

British Dictionary definitions for sloth bear

sloth bear

noun

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