black bear

/blæk bɛər/

/blæk bɛə/

Other forms: black bears

Definitions of black bear

1. noun

   brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear
   synonyms: American black bear, Euarctos americanus, Ursus americanus

   types:

   cinnamon bear

   reddish-brown color phase of the American black bear

   type of:

   bear

   a massive carnivorous or omnivorous mammal with a long shaggy coat and strong claws
2. noun

   bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia
   synonyms: Asiatic black bear, Selenarctos thibetanus, Ursus thibetanus

   type of:

   bear

   a massive carnivorous or omnivorous mammal with a long shaggy coat and strong claws