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Melursus labiatus
Aswail As"wail, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) The sloth bear (Melursus labiatus) of India.
Melursus ursinus or labiatus
Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See Slow.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak. 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. --Milton. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. --Franklin. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodid[ae], and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera Bradypus and Arctopithecus, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), and the ai (Arctopitheus ai). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus Cholopus, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau (Cholopus didactylus) of South America. See Unau. Another species (C. Hoffmanni) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. Australian, or Native sloth (Zo["o]l.), the koala. Sloth animalcule (Zo["o]l.), a tardigrade. Sloth bear (Zo["o]l.), a black or brown long-haired bear (Melursus ursinus, or labiatus), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also aswail, labiated bear, and jungle bear. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. Sloth monkey (Zo["o]l.), a loris.

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- Melur is the Northern entrance of Madurai district. It is the town and muni****lity in the Madurai North in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Melur Old...
- Melur taluk is a taluk of Madurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Melur. According to the 2011...
- Melur is a town and muni****lity in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Melur may also refer to the following places in India: Melur ****embly constituency, electoral...
- Tuti-Melur Railway Station is a halt-railway station in the city of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the heart of the city, at Meelavittan...
- Melur (Tamil: மேலூர்) is a neighbourhood of the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. v t e...
- Melur is a village in the Annavasalrevenue block of the Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India. As of the 2001 census, Melur had a total po****tion of...
- Melur is a village in Kallakurichi district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This village has a corporation bank, a primary health center (which covers...
- Thirumanangeeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located in Melur, south of Minjur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The temple is dedicated to Thiruvudai Amman as its...
- mostly in supporting and comedic roles. He was born on 28 August 1964 in Melur, a town in Madurai district, present-day Tamil Nadu. His father P. Malaichamy...
- Melur is a legislative ****embly constituency in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative ****embly Constituencies...