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

Example Sentences

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

Next morning sport began in earnest, for they found they were near the head-quarters of the grizzly and wilder cinnamon bear.

From Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures by Stables, Gordon

“You no giva coffee, I letta out da bear,” threatened the leader, scrambling up and running to the tree where the cinnamon bear was secured.

From The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country The Young Pathfinders on a Summer Hike by Aldridge, Janet

Think of that, Jimmy—he thought there were such a thing as a cinnamon bear!

From The Grizzly King by Curwood, James Oliver