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Kermode bear
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English
thumb|Kermode bear
Etymology
Named after researcher Frank Kermode /ˈkɜːɹmoʊd/.
Pronunciation
en /kərˈmoʊdi bɛəɹ/ /ˈkɜːɹmoʊd bɛəɹ/ /kəɹˈmoʊd bɛəɹ/
Noun
A subspecies of the American black bear, Ursus americanus kermodei subspecies found in British Columbia, some members of which have white or cream-colored (rather than black) skin due to a recessive gene.
Synonyms
en spirit bear
Ursus americanus kermodei subspecies
Hypernyms
en black bear American black bear
Ursus americanus species
Related terms
en Kermodism
Translations
subspecies of the American black bear
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 柯莫德熊 kēmòdéxióng, cmn 白靈熊 báilíngxióng, cmn 靈熊 língxióng, cmn 鬼熊 guǐxióng
Dutch: nl kermodebeer m
Finnish: fi kermodekarhu, Finnish: fi henkikarhu
Italian: it orso kermode m
Polish: pl kermode m
en taxonomic eponyms
en Ursids