American black bear

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

American black bear - brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bearEuarctos americanus, Ursus americanus, black bearbear - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong clawsEuarctos, genus Euarctos - American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursuscinnamon bear - reddish-brown color phase of the American black bear