black bear in English

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "black bear",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "black bears",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Black bears are eat both plants and animals."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A black bear is a bear that is black in color, found in North America and Asia."
      ],
      "id": "simple-black_bear-en-noun-PEUCyWhJ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "black bear"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "black bear",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "black bears",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "noun"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Black bears are eat both plants and animals."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A black bear is a bear that is black in color, found in North America and Asia."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "black bear"
}

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"black bear" meaning in English

Noun