sun bear
sun bear noun: a species of relatively small bears, Helarctos malayanus, found in Southeast Asia.
Noun
sun bear (plural sun bears)
- A species of relatively small bears, Helarctos malayanus, found in Southeast Asia.
- Synonyms:
- honey bear, Malay bear, Malayan bear
sun bear meaning in Assamese, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
sun bear in Assamese
- Helarctos malayanus
- গছ ভালুক gos bhaluk
sun bear in Arabic
- Helarctos malayanus
- دُبّ المَالَاي dubb al-mālāy, دُبّ مَالِيزِيّ dubb mālīziyy, دُبّ الشَّمْس dubb aš-šams
sun bear in Malay
- Helarctos malayanus
- beruang madu
sun bear in Indonesian
- Helarctos malayanus
- beruang madu
More languagesFewer languages
- sun bear in Thai
- หมีหมา mǐi-mǎa, หมีคน mǐi-kon
- sun bear in Vietnamese
- gấu chó
- sun bear in Myanmar
- ပျားဖွတ်ဝက်ဝံ pya:hpwat-wak-wam
Synonyms of sun bear
Forms of sun bear
| plural | sun bears |
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Questions about sun bear
- What does sun bear mean?
- Sun bear means a species of relatively small bears, Helarctos malayanus, found in Southeast Asia.
- What is sun bear in Assamese?
- Sun bear in Assamese is গছ ভালুক (gos bhaluk). See Sun bear meaning in Assamese.
- What part of speech is sun bear?
- Sun bear is a noun.
- What is the plural of sun bear?
- The plural of sun bear is sun bears.
Words near sun bear in the dictionary
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