black bear

black bear

n.

1. The common North American bear (Euarctos or Ursus americanus) that lives in forests, is omnivorous, and has a glossy black or dark brown coat.

2. Any of several black or dark brown Asiatic bears, especially Selenarctos thibetanus, with a pointed snout, a black coat, and a white, V-shaped mark on the chest.

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black bear

Noun

1. a bear inhabiting forests of North America

2. a bear of central and E Asia

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	black bear - bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia Asiatic black bear, Selenarctos thibetanus, Ursus thibetanus bear - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws genus Selenarctos, Selenarctos - Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
	2.	black bear - brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear American black bear, Euarctos americanus, Ursus americanus bear - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws Euarctos, genus Euarctos - American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus cinnamon bear - reddish-brown color phase of the American black bear