honey bearn.

Brit.

/ˈhʌnɪ bɛː/, U.S.

/ˈhəni ˌbɛ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., bear n.¹

Etymology: < honey n. + bear n.¹, so called on account of the enthusiasm with which these animals feed on honey.

1. The kinkajou, Potus flavus (family Procyonidae), of tropical America.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Procyonidae (raccoons) > [noun] > genus Potos (kinkajou)

heyrat1607

Mexican weasel1771

potto1771

yellow macauco1771

kinkajou1799

honey bear1821

1821 E. Griffith Descr. Vertebrated Animals: Carnivora 253 As it devours the honey of the wild bees, the missionaries call it the honey-bear.

1885 A. Brassey In Trades 452 From Colon one of the officers had brought back a honey-bear—an intelligent brute, about the size of a mongoose.

1921 Iowa City Press Citizen 24 Sept. 8/2 (caption) Miss Delphine Heyl..and her strange pet—‘Mickey’, a honey-bear, also known as a kinkajou or potto.

2012 Times (Nexis) 1 Sept. (Weekend section) 24 Toy-like kinkajous (honey bears) and other strange beasts.

2. Either of two Asian bears, the sloth bear, Melursus ursinus, and the sun bear, Helarctos malayanus.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [noun] > genus Melursus (sloth-bear)

ursine sloth1800

sloth-bear1835

honey bear1856

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [noun] > genus Helarctos (sun bear)

Malayan bear1826

sun bear1833

honey bear1925

1856 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 18 168 The Ox family is represented by Bibos and Bubalus..and the Bear family by the Honey Bears (Melursus).

1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 462/1 The Sloth or Honey Bear..It inhabits the mountainous regions of India.

1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life iii. 44 The great features of the Oriental region are, the long-armed apes, the orang-utans, the tiger, the sun-bears and honey-bears.

1925 C. Wells Six Years in Malay Jungle ix. 127 They were not cubs but the ordinary honey bear or bruang of Malay.

1998 BBC Vegetarian Good Food Nov. 95/4 The proboscis monkey, clouded leopard and honey bear all live in Indonesia—and all are at risk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	honey bear
释义	honey bearn. Brit. /ˈhʌnɪ bɛː/, U.S. /ˈhəni ˌbɛ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., bear n.¹ Etymology: < honey n. + bear n.¹, so called on account of the enthusiasm with which these animals feed on honey. 1. The kinkajou, Potus flavus (family Procyonidae), of tropical America. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Procyonidae (raccoons) > [noun] > genus Potos (kinkajou) heyrat1607 Mexican weasel1771 potto1771 yellow macauco1771 kinkajou1799 honey bear1821 1821 E. Griffith Descr. Vertebrated Animals: Carnivora 253 As it devours the honey of the wild bees, the missionaries call it the honey-bear. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 452 From Colon one of the officers had brought back a honey-bear—an intelligent brute, about the size of a mongoose. 1921 Iowa City Press Citizen 24 Sept. 8/2 (caption) Miss Delphine Heyl..and her strange pet—‘Mickey’, a honey-bear, also known as a kinkajou or potto. 2012 Times (Nexis) 1 Sept. (Weekend section) 24 Toy-like kinkajous (honey bears) and other strange beasts. 2. Either of two Asian bears, the sloth bear, Melursus ursinus, and the sun bear, Helarctos malayanus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [noun] > genus Melursus (sloth-bear) ursine sloth1800 sloth-bear1835 honey bear1856 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [noun] > genus Helarctos (sun bear) Malayan bear1826 sun bear1833 honey bear1925 1856 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 18 168 The Ox family is represented by Bibos and Bubalus..and the Bear family by the Honey Bears (Melursus). 1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 462/1 The Sloth or Honey Bear..It inhabits the mountainous regions of India. 1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life iii. 44 The great features of the Oriental region are, the long-armed apes, the orang-utans, the tiger, the sun-bears and honey-bears. 1925 C. Wells Six Years in Malay Jungle ix. 127 They were not cubs but the ordinary honey bear or bruang of Malay. 1998 BBC Vegetarian Good Food Nov. 95/4 The proboscis monkey, clouded leopard and honey bear all live in Indonesia—and all are at risk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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