ASIATIC BLACK BEAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Asiatic black bear mean? 

• ASIATIC BLACK BEAR (noun)
  The noun ASIATIC BLACK BEAR has 1 sense:

1. bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia

  Familiarity information: ASIATIC BLACK BEAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASIATIC BLACK BEAR (noun)

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Meaning:

Bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Asiatic black bear; black bear; Selenarctos thibetanus; Ursus thibetanus

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

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

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

genus Selenarctos; Selenarctos (Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)