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brown bear
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brown bear
n.
Any of several large bears of the genus Ursus, such as the grizzly and Kodiak bears, inhabiting western North America and northern Eurasia and having brown to yellowish fur. Brown bears are sometimes categorized as the single species U. arctos.

brown bear
Noun
a large ferocious brownish bear of N America, Europe and Asia
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.brown bearbrown bear - large ferocious bear of Eurasia
bear - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
genus Ursus, Ursus - type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears
Syrian bear, Ursus arctos syriacus - yellowish-grey Syrian brown bear
grizzly, grizzly bear, silver-tip, silvertip, Ursus arctos horribilis, Ursus horribilis - powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
Alaskan brown bear, Kodiak bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi, Ursus middendorffi, Kodiak - brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia

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For example, the brown bears of McNeil River State Game Sanctuary outside Homer, Alaska, are a huge draw for tourists.
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