NATIVE BEAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does native bear mean? 

• NATIVE BEAR (noun)
  The noun NATIVE BEAR has 1 sense:

1. sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• NATIVE BEAR (noun)

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Meaning:

Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

kangaroo bear; koala; koala bear; native bear; Phascolarctos cinereus

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

opossum; phalanger; possum (small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails)