Euarctos

noun

Eu·​arc·​tos

yüˈ(w)ärktəs,

-ˌtäs

in some classifications

: a genus of bears comprising the American and sometimes the Asiatic black bears compare selenarctos , ursus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from eu- + Greek arktos bear

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