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Meaning of aswail | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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

dated, no-plural

Examples

“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.”
“[…] mutilated parts of an Aswail from Ceylon together with parts of a three-toed Sloth […]”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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