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

The first critter we scared up was a cinnamon bear, and that dog hadn't any more sense than to go straight for him.

From Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

Winter brought us visitors from the far north, the grizzly bear and his cousin the cinnamon bear.

From Wild Adventures in Wild Places by Stables, Gordon

Once a hungry cinnamon bear had raided the camp, and he remembered a certain big bull moose.

From The Girl from Keller's by Bindloss, Harold