Meanings
nounsun bear (plural sun bears)
plural sun bears
- A species of relatively small bears, Helarctos malayanus, found in Southeast Asia.
Synonyms: honey bear, Malay bear, Malayan bear
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA species of relatively small bears, Helarctos malayanus, found in Southeast Asia.
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Translations
Arabic دُبّ المَالَاي, دُبّ مَالِيزِيّ
- دُبّ المَالَاي (dubb al-mālāy)Helarctos malayanus
- دُبّ مَالِيزِيّ (dubb mālīziyy)Helarctos malayanus
- دُبّ الشَّمْس (dubb aš-šams)Helarctos malayanus
Bulgarian малайска мечка
- малайска мечка (malajska mečka)Helarctos malayanus
Catalan ós malai
- ós malaiHelarctos malayanus
Chinese Mandarin 馬來熊 /马来熊
- 馬來熊 /马来熊 (Mǎláixióng)Helarctos malayanus
Dutch Maleise beer, honingbeer
- Maleise beerHelarctos malayanus
- honingbeerHelarctos malayanus
Finnish malaijikarhu
- malaijikarhuHelarctos malayanus
French ours malais
- ours malaisHelarctos malayanus
German Malaienbär, Sonnenbär
- MalaienbärHelarctos malayanus
- SonnenbärHelarctos malayanus
Indonesian beruang madu
- beruang maduHelarctos malayanus
Irish béar gréine
- béar gréineHelarctos malayanus
Italian orso malese, orso del sole
- orso maleseHelarctos malayanus
- orso del soleHelarctos malayanus
Japanese マレーグマ
- マレーグマ (marēguma)Helarctos malayanus
Malay beruang madu
- beruang maduHelarctos malayanus
Polish biruang malajski, niedźwiedź malajski
- biruang malajskiHelarctos malayanus
- niedźwiedź malajskiHelarctos malayanus
- biruangHelarctos malayanus
Portuguese urso-malaio
- urso-malaioHelarctos malayanus
Romanian urs malaez
- urs malaezHelarctos malayanus
Russian мала́йский медве́дь, бируа́нг
- мала́йский медве́дь (malájskij medvédʹ)Helarctos malayanus
- бируа́нг (biruáng)Helarctos malayanus
Spanish oso malayo
- oso malayoHelarctos malayanus
Swedish malajbjörn
- malajbjörnHelarctos malayanus
Thai หมีหมา, หมีคน
- หมีหมา (mǐi-mǎa)Helarctos malayanus
- หมีคน (mǐi-kon)Helarctos malayanus
Vietnamese gấu chó
- gấu chóHelarctos malayanus
Cite this entry
APA
sun bear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun%20bear
MLA
“sun bear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun%20bear. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sun bear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun%20bear.
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