melursus

Questions about melursus

What does melursus mean?

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

How many syllables are in melursus?

melursus has 3 syllables and divides as me-lur-sus under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for melursus?

Close synonyms include genus 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 melursus a common word?

melursus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.