Melursus
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Melursus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ursidae – the sloth bear.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder; Ursidae - family; Ursinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Melursus ursinus - sole species
References
- Sloth bear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Melursus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Melursus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Melursus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.