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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A subspecies of the North American black bear (Ursus americanus subsp. cinnamomum) that has a reddish-brown coat.

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  • noun reddish-brown color phase of the American black bear

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  • 1)Hot cinnamon flavored gummy bear candy

    2)The cinnamon bear is a subspecies of the American black bear (Ursus americanus). The most striking difference between a cinnamon bear and any other black bear is the cinnamon bear's brown or red-brown fur, reminiscent of cinnamon, from which the name 'cinnamon bear' is derived.

    January 24, 2008

  • Do not try to bite off the head of the wrong kind of a cinnamon bear. Also, be warned that cinnamon bears do not, in fact, taste like cinnamon bears; nor do they smell like them.

    January 25, 2008

  • You crack me up, Asativum!

    January 25, 2008