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black bear

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Asiatic black bear, black bear, Ursus thibetanus, Selenarctos thibetanusnoun

    bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia

  2. American black bear, black bear, Ursus americanus, Euarctos americanusnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. black bearnoun

    The American black bear, Ursus americanus, indigenous to North America.

  2. black bearnoun

    Asiatic black bear, Ursus thibetanus.

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  1. black bear

    A black bear is a large mammal belonging to the family Ursidae, found mainly in North America. They are omnivores, eating a variety of foods such as plants, fruits, insects, and small mammals. Known for their black fur, they also can be brown, cinnamon or bluish-black. They are generally smaller than other bear species, with males reaching up to 6 feet in length. Black bears are typically forest-dwelling creatures, but can adapt to various environments. Despite their size and potential ferocity, they are often more shy and less aggressive towards humans than other bear species.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of black bear in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of black bear in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of black bear in a Sentence

  1. Marlene Stark:

    We just heard the Ring front door go off and went to check and saw the bears, our neighborhood is down the road from Black Bear Wilderness Preserve, so bears are common, and we have seen them in the neighborhood.

  2. Guillaume Chapron:

    Maybe the wolf is your black bear.

  3. George Kourounis:

    I spotted something moving out of the corner of my eye and that something was a great big black bear looking for food in this dumpster just outside the hotel, it was crazy.

  4. Gary Bitner:

    I have never heard of a case of a bear being in a traffic accident, we have had cases of Florida panthers being involved in car accident, but not a Florida black bear.

  5. Mitch Marcus:

    It's quite unusual and exciting for a Michigan lakeshore black bear to move this far south.


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  • এশিয়ান কালো ভালুক, এশিয়ান কালো ভাল্লুকBengali
  • ós del Tibet, baribal, ós negre americàCatalan, Valencian
  • SchwarzbärGerman
  • Amerika nigra urso, Azia nigra ursoEsperanto
  • baribal, oso negro, oso del Himalaya, oso tibetano, oso negro asiáticoSpanish
  • kauluskarhu, mustakarhuFinnish
  • baribal, ours à collier du Tibet, ours noir d'Asie, ours noirFrench
  • béar dubh Meiriceánach, béar dubh ÁiseachIrish
  • orso dal collare, baribal, orso tibetano, orso nero americanoItalian
  • shash łizhinígíí, shash bitéélgaígííNavajo, Navaho
  • urso-negroPortuguese
  • белогру́дый медве́дь, чёрный медве́дь, чёрный уссури́йский медве́дь, чёрный гимала́йский медве́дь, бариба́л, гимала́йский медве́дьRussian
  • หมีควาย, หมีดำThai
  • 黑熊Chinese

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