Meanings
nounblack bear (plural black bears)
plural black bears
- An American black bear, Ursus americanus, indigenous to North America.
- An Asiatic black bear, Ursus thibetanus.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia
Similar
Asiatic black bearUrsus thibetanusSelenarctos thibetanusArcticonus thibetanus
Broader
nounbrown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear
Similar
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
black bear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20bear
MLA
“black bear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20bear. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black bear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20bear.
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