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English noun: black bear

1. black bear (animal) bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia


SynonymsAsiatic black bear, Selenarctos thibetanus, Ursus thibetanus


Broader (hypernym)bear


Member meronymgenus Selenarctos, Selenarctos

2. black bear (animal) brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear


SynonymsAmerican black bear, Euarctos americanus, Ursus americanus


Broader (hypernym)bear


Narrower (hyponym)cinnamon bear


Member meronymEuarctos, genus Euarctos









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