noun
1The kinkajou, Potus flavus (family Procyonidae), of tropical America.
2Either of two Asian bears, the sloth bear, Melursus ursinus, and the sun bear, Helarctos malayanus.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Griffith (1790–1858), naturalist. From honey + bear, so called on account of the enthusiasm with which these animals feed on honey.
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