Definition of spectacled bear
: a black or dark brown bear (Tremarctos ornatus) of the Andes mountains with white markings encircling the eyes
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The non-ursine bears, the giant panda and spectacled bear, split off the line earlier.
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First Known Use of spectacled bear
1835
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