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Noun: American black bear
  1. Brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear
    - black bear, Ursus americanus, Euarctos americanus

Derived forms: American black bears

Type of: bear

Part of: Euarctos, genus Euarctos

Encyclopedia: American black bear