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Kermode bear en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəɹˈmoʊd bɛəɹ/
• /ˈkɜːɹmoʊd bɛəɹ/
• /kərˈmoʊdi bɛəɹ/

Etymology

Named after researcher Frank Kermode /ˈkɜːɹmoʊd/.

Meanings

1. A subspecies of the American black bear, Ursus americanus kermodei found in British Columbia, some members of which have white or cream-colored (rather than black) skin due to a recessive gene.

Forms

Hypernyms

Ursus americanus · black bear

Relateds

Kermodism

Synonyms

Ursus americanus kermodei · spirit bear

Translations (9)

fi kermodekarhu (subspecies of the American black bear) · it orso kermode (subspecies of the American black bear) · pl kermode (subspecies of the American black bear) · nl kermodebeer (subspecies of the American black bear) · fi henkikarhu (subspecies of the American black bear) · cmn 鬼熊 (subspecies of the American black bear) · cmn 柯莫德熊 (subspecies of the American black bear) · cmn 白靈熊 /白灵熊 (subspecies of the American black bear) · cmn 靈熊 /灵熊 (subspecies of the American black bear)