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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black bear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
black- bear
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

An Asiatic black bear, Ursus thibetanus.

Inflected Forms

black bears (plural)

Phrases

American black bear Asian black bear Japanese black bear

Synonyms

american black bear ursus americanus euarctos americanus asiatic black bear ursus thibetanus selenarctos thibetanus arcticonus thibetanus

Questions

What does black bear mean?
An American black bear, Ursus americanus, indigenous to North America.

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