Meanings
nounAmerican black bear (plural American black bears)
plural American black bears
- A bear of the species Ursus americanus, native to cooler climates in North America.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbrown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear
Similar
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan ós negre americà, baribal
- ós negre americàUrsus americanus
- baribalUrsus americanus
Chinese Mandarin 黑熊
- 黑熊 (hēixióng)Ursus americanus
Dutch Amerikaanse zwarte beer
- Amerikaanse zwarte beerUrsus americanus
Esperanto Amerika nigra urso
- Amerika nigra ursoUrsus americanus
Finnish mustakarhu
- mustakarhuUrsus americanus
French ours noir, baribal
- ours noirUrsus americanus
- baribalUrsus americanus
German Amerikanischer Schwarzbär, Baribal
- Amerikanischer SchwarzbärUrsus americanus
- BaribalUrsus americanus
- SchwarzbärUrsus americanus
Irish béar dubh Meiriceánach
- béar dubh MeiriceánachUrsus americanus
Italian orso nero, baribal
- orso neroUrsus americanus
- baribalUrsus americanus
- orso nero americanoUrsus americanus
Japanese 亜米利加熊, アメリカグマ
- 亜米利加熊Ursus americanus
- アメリカグマ (Amerikaguma)Ursus americanus
Latin ursus amerī̆canus
- ursus amerī̆canusUrsus americanus
Latvian Amerikas melnais lācis
- Amerikas melnais lācisUrsus americanus
Norwegian Bokmål svartbjørn
- svartbjørnUrsus americanus
Polish baribal, niedźwiedź czarny
- baribalUrsus americanus
- niedźwiedź czarnyUrsus americanus
Portuguese urso negro americano, urso-negro
- urso negro americanoUrsus americanus
- urso-negroUrsus americanus
Romanian baribal, urs negru american
- baribalUrsus americanus
- urs negru americanUrsus americanus
Russian бариба́л, чёрный медве́дь
- бариба́л (baribál)Ursus americanus
- чёрный медве́дь (čórnyj medvédʹ)Ursus americanus
Spanish oso negro, baribal
- oso negroUrsus americanus
- baribalUrsus americanus
- oso negro americanoUrsus americanus
Thai หมีดำ
- หมีดำ (mĕe-dam)Ursus americanus
Turkish Amerikan kara ayısı, Amerikan siyah ayısı
- Amerikan kara ayısıUrsus americanus
- Amerikan siyah ayısıUrsus americanus
Cite this entry
APA
American black bear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20black%20bear
MLA
“American black bear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20black%20bear. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American black bear,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20black%20bear.
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