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Selenarctos

Selenarctos

9.9
A former scientific name for the Asiatic black bear now in Ursus
  • noun
  • /ˌsɛlɪˈnɑrktos/
  • Archaic
translation icon : Selenarctos
  • The Asiatic black bear was once classified under the genus Selenarctos.

Examples

  • Older scientific texts often use Selenarctos to refer to the Asiatic black bear.

  • Most modern zoologists now place species once labeled Selenarctos in the genus Ursus.

  • The Selenarctos genus was once widely recognized in scientific literature.

  • Did you know that Selenarctos refers to Asiatic black bears?

  • Most modern zoologists now place species once labeled Selenarctos in the genus Ursus.

  • Older scientific texts often use Selenarctos to refer to the Asiatic black bear.

  • The Asiatic black bear was once classified under the genus Selenarctos.

Compounds

Selenarctos thibetanus
  • Specialized
9.9

A large black bear from central and eastern Asia with a white chest patch

Surface Forms

Selenarctos singular
Selenarctos plural

Etymology

Selenarctos comes from Greek roots selene 'moon' and arctos 'bear', so it means 'moon bear'. That name fits the Asiatic black bear with its white chest mark, and it was once used as a scientific genus for those bears.