sun bear in British English
noun
a small bear, Helarctos malayanus, of tropical forests in S and SE Asia, having a black coat and a yellowish snout and feeding mostly on honey and insects
Also called: honey bearsun bear in American English
noun
a small, black bear, Ursus (Helarctos) malayanus, of Southeast Asian forests, having a light muzzle and yellow chest markings
Also called: honey bear, Malay bear Word origin
[1835–45]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ecumenical, grandstand, hot plate, protein, serialImage ofsun bear
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Examples of 'sun bear' in a sentencesun bear
Word lists withsun bear
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