Definition of black bear

Overview of noun black_bear

The noun black bear has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

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

(bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia)

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

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