aswail means the sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), an India bear. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 96 out of 100.
Etymology
From Marathi अस्वल (asval) or a related term in another Indian language.
noun
- The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), an India bear.“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.”