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black bear
noun
: the common North American bear (Ursus americanus) ranging in color from brown or typical black to white
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One of North Carolina’s most unusual black bears has died of old age at Grandfather Mountain, according to the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation.
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Mark Price
april 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
Similar plant progressions occur by altitude on the mountains, along with the forest’s famed denizens, the wolf, coyote, moose, black bear, lynx, snowshoe hare, tick, mosquito, midge, deerfly, and blackfly.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
More recent wildlife news California lawmakers are considering a bill to create a statewide program to promote coexistence between people and wildlife, an issue reinvigorated by the euthanization of a beloved black bear with two cubs in Monrovia, writes Times reporter Katie King.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Their closest neighbors were the grizzlies and black bears that wandered over from the aptly named Great Bear Rainforest.
—Laura Dannen Redman, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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Mark Price
april 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
Similar plant progressions occur by altitude on the mountains, along with the forest’s famed denizens, the wolf, coyote, moose, black bear, lynx, snowshoe hare, tick, mosquito, midge, deerfly, and blackfly.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
More recent wildlife news California lawmakers are considering a bill to create a statewide program to promote coexistence between people and wildlife, an issue reinvigorated by the euthanization of a beloved black bear with two cubs in Monrovia, writes Times reporter Katie King.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Their closest neighbors were the grizzlies and black bears that wandered over from the aptly named Great Bear Rainforest.
—Laura Dannen Redman, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for black bear
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“Black bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20bear. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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