Synonyms for Black Bear (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia):
Asiatic black bear, Selenarctos thibetanus, Ursus thibetanusWordNet sense 2 (brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear):
American black bear, Euarctos americanus, Ursus americanusFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit