Kodiak bear

Ko·di·ak bear  (kd-k)

n.

A brown bear inhabiting islands and coastal areas of Alaska and sometimes considered a separate species (Ursus middendorffi).

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[After Kodiak (Island).]

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Kodiak bear, Kodiak

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large variety of the brown bear, Ursus arctos, inhabiting the west coast of Alaska and neighbouring islands, esp Kodiak

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Kodiak bear - brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia Alaskan brown bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi, Ursus middendorffi, Kodiak brown bear, Ursus arctos, bruin - large ferocious bear of Eurasia