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EUARCTOS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Euarctos mean?
• EUARCTOS (noun)
The noun EUARCTOS has 1 sense:
1. American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
Familiarity information: EUARCTOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Euarctos; genus Euarctos
Hypernyms ("Euarctos" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Euarctos"):
American black bear; black bear; Euarctos americanus; Ursus americanus (brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear)
Holonyms ("Euarctos" is a member of...):
family Ursidae; Ursidae (bears and extinct related forms)
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