black bear

Noun
  1. Bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia (synset 102136356)
    is a type of: bear - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
    belongs to: genus selenarctos, selenarctos - Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
    same as: asiatic black bear, selenarctos thibetanus, ursus thibetanus
  2. Brown to black North American bear;
    Smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear (synset 102135813)
    is a type of: bear - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
    subtypes: cinnamon bear - reddish-brown color phase of the American black bear
    belongs to: euarctos, genus euarctos - American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
    same as: american black bear, euarctos americanus, ursus americanus

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