ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Aswail

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Aswail is a noun meaning (dated) The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), an India bear.

Meaning

(dated) The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), an India bear.

Example Sentences

[…] mutilated parts of an Aswail from Ceylon together with parts of a three-toed Sloth […]
An Aswail brought to me from the woods when quite young, and which lived some time in my possession, fed by choice almost exclusively upon roast mutton and fowl; rejecting all fruits and vegetables.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sloth, balisaur, ursine, bruang, bearcat, ursoid.

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