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Euarctos

noun
Eu·​arc·​tos | \ yüˈ(w)ärktəs, -ˌtäs\

Definition of Euarctos

in some classifications
: a genus of bears comprising the American and sometimes the Asiatic black bears — compare selenarctos , ursus

History and Etymology for Euarctos

New Latin, from eu- + Greek arktos bear

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