A North American black bear of a variety with reddish-brown hair.
Example sentencesExamples
- The most striking difference between a cinnamon bear and any other black bear is the cinnamon bear's brown or red-brown fur.
- That boy put up a fight like a welter-weight cinnamon bear.
- The cinnamon bear was stretched across the rack of the state vehicle.
- The sight of a huge cinnamon bear nosing among the cans and bottles rewarded his effort.
- Black is the most often encountered color, but brown or cinnamon bears are often seen in southcentral Alaska and the southeastern mainland.