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spectacled bear

noun

Definition of spectacled bear

: a black or dark brown bear (Tremarctos ornatus) of the Andes mountains with white markings encircling the eyes

Examples of spectacled bear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 The non-ursine bears, the giant panda and spectacled bear, split off the line earlier. — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, "20 Things You Didn't Know About ... Bears," 10 Nov. 2017

First Known Use of spectacled bear

1835, in the meaning defined above

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