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COON BEAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coon bear mean? 

COON BEAR (noun)
  The noun COON BEAR has 1 sense:

1. large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidaeplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


COON BEAR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ailuropoda melanoleuca; coon bear; giant panda; panda; panda bear

Hypernyms ("coon bear" is a kind of...):

procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)

Holonyms ("coon bear" is a member of...):

Ailuropoda; genus Ailuropoda (only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae)


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