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

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

From Lady Luck by Wiley, Hugh

I had mistaken a wild, frightened steer for a red cinnamon bear!

From Tales of lonely trails by Grey, Zane

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