| 单词 | black bear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblack bear black bear n. either of two forest-dwelling bears that typically have blackish fur: (more fully American black bear) Ursus americanus, of North America (which has a wide range of coat colours), and (more fully Asiatic black bear) Ursus (or Selenarctos) thibetanus, of East and South Asia (which has a pale crescent on the chest). ΚΠ 1589 J. Davis in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 785 Here we saw a blacke beare. 1648 B. Plantagenet Descr. New Albion 25 Here black Bears and Lions feeding on sweet foods, are killed and eaten. 1781 T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds II. ii. § ii. xx. 286 The black bears of America form a very distinct variety. 1800 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. I. ii. 451 The brown Bear is also said to be found in some of the northern parts of America... The American Black Bear is a different species. 1929 Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 360. 1 The Asiatic black bear is given generic rank as distinct from the typical genus Ursus on account of its color..and the formation of the plantar pads. 1992 Internat. Wildlife May 25/2 The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted in March to restrict the sale of body parts of American black bears. 2006 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 15 Jan. i. 7/5 Most of the 68 existing farms raise Asiatic black bears, which are also known as moon bears due to a colored crescent shape on their breasts. < as lemmas |
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