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

The black, brown and cinnamon bear are natives of Washington, and their numbers are in the order given.

From Memoirs of Orange Jacobs by Jacobs, Orange

A great cinnamon bear about midnight came snuffing around; he could have rent our sleeping heroes in pieces, but there was nothing cooking to lure him towards the fire.

From Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea by Stables, Gordon

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

From The Grizzly King by Curwood, James Oliver