Black-bear Synonyms

Brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. American black bear
  2. Ursus americanus
  3. Euarctos americanus
Bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Asiatic black bear
  2. ursus-thibetanus
  3. Selenarctos thibetanus

Black-bear Sentence Examples

  • The bison and elk long ago disappeared, but black bear and deer are found in the unsettled part of the state.

  • There are deer, called taruco (Cervus antisensis); the viscacha, a large rodent; a species of fox called atoc; and the puma (Felts concolor) and ucumari or black bear with a white muzzle, when driven by hunger, wander into the loftier regions.

  • Louisiana bears (Ursus luteolus) still inhabit the inaccessible canebrakes near the coast, and occasionally one is found farther west; and in the western mountains black (and cinnamon) bears, including the New Mexico black bear (Ursus Americanus amblyceps) still are found.

  • The porcupine is common, but the Canada pine marten or American sable, fisher, and red fox are rare, and the black bear and grey wolf are found only in small numbers.

  • Visitors might even catch a glimpse of a black bear during their stay at Tahoe Pines.

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