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    AMERICAN BLACK BEAR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bearplay

    Synonyms:

    American black bear; black bear; Euarctos americanus; Ursus americanus

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("American black bear" is a kind of...):

    bear (massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "American black bear"):

    cinnamon bear (reddish-brown color phase of the American black bear)

    Holonyms ("American black bear" is a member of...):

    Euarctos; genus Euarctos (American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)

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