spectacled bear

noun

: a black or dark brown bear (Tremarctos ornatus) of the Andes mountains with white markings encircling the eyes

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Today, its only remaining relative is the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), which is mostly herbivorous, about the size of a black bear, and lives in South America. — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 There are more than a thousand species of birds as well as jaguars and spectacled bears that call the area home. — Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2023

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1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spectacled bear was in 1835

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