Phrase guide

black bear

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An American black bear, Ursus americanus, indigenous to North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

An Asiatic black bear, Ursus thibetanus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: American black bear, Ursus americanus, Euarctos americanus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bear

Narrower terms: cinnamon bear

4

noun

Meaning 4

bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Asiatic black bear, Ursus thibetanus, Selenarctos thibetanus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bear

History

Etymology

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