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Grizzly bear

noun

Powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America. Synonyms: grizzly, silver-tip, silvertip, Ursus arctos horribilis, Ursus horribilis.

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"Grizzly bear" Quotes from Famous Books

... American Standard Natural History, it is stated that the puma in North California has a feud with the grizzly bear similar to that of the southern animal with the jaguar. In its encounter with the grizzly it is said to be always the victor; and this is borne out by the finding of the bodies of bears, which have evidently ...

— The Naturalist in La Plata • W. H. Hudson

... Frank suddenly, jumping to his feet. "Great guns! Bob, would you see what is coming out from among those loose rocks there? A great big grizzly bear; and making straight for the pack mule, sniffing the air as if he smelled grub! There, the horse has scented him. See him rear up, will you? Oh! he's gone and done it, as sure as you live—thrown the boy over his head! ...

— The Saddle Boys of the Rockies - Lost on Thunder Mountain • James Carson

Words linked to "Grizzly bear" : grizzly, brown bear, Ursus horribilis, Ursus arctos, Ursus arctos horribilis, bruin, silvertip