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sloth bear

A bear (Melursus ursinus) of India and Sri Lanka, having a long snout, long sticky tongue, and dark shaggy hair and feeding on plants and insects, especially termites and the larvae of bees.

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sloth bear - common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia

Melursus ursinus, Ursus ursinus

bear - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

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

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