genus melursus

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   sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus

   SynonymsMelursus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofUrsidae

Questions about genus melursus

What does genus melursus mean?

genus melursus means "sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus".

What is another word for genus melursus?

Close synonyms include Melursus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus melursus a common word?

genus melursus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.