cinnamon bear

American  

noun

1. a cinnamon-colored variety of the black bear of North America.

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cinnamon bear British  

noun

1. a reddish-brown variety of the American black bear See black bear

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Etymology

Origin of cinnamon bear

First recorded in 1815–25

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cinnamon bear

The cinnamon bear is a U. americanus that wears a reddish brown coat and can look strikingly similar to grizzlies and other brown bears of the species Ursus arctos.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

Pet In Carlstadt, N. J., Mr. and Mrs. William Mercoun advertised: "WANTED: a good home for a 600-lb. cinnamon bear; gentle; won't touch beer, bathes regularly."

From Time Magazine Archive

There were six animals on the stage—five besides the cinnamon bear that was Dot and Twaddles—a lion, a tiger, a polar bear, a great flapping seal, and a zebra.

From Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun by Hawley, Mabel C.

How come bird shot cain't pester a cinnamon bear?

From Lady Luck by Wiley, Hugh

This is not certain, however, for the cinnamon bear, of which we have been speaking, is probably a species distinct from the black.

From The Boy Hunters by Unknown