Ko·di·ak bear

(kō′dē-ăk′)

A large brown bear inhabiting a cluster of islands in Alaska and often considered a subspecies (Ursus arctos subsp. middendorffi).

[After Kodiak (Island).]

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Kodiak bear

Kodiak

(Animals) a large variety of the brown bear, Ursus arctos, inhabiting the west coast of Alaska and neighbouring islands, esp Kodiak

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Ko′diak bear`

a large brown bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi, inhabiting coastal areas of Alaska and British Columbia.

[1895–1900]

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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

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