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grizzly

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griz·zly  (grzl)
adj. griz·zli·er, griz·zli·est
Grayish or flecked with gray.
n. pl. griz·zlies
A grizzly bear.

grizzly [ˈgrɪzlɪ]
adj -zlier, -zliest
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) somewhat grey; grizzled
n pl -zlies
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) See grizzly bear
Usage: Grizzly is sometimes wrongly used where grisly is meant: a grisly (not grizzly) murder
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grizzlygrizzly - powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
brown bear, Ursus arctos, bruin - large ferocious bear of Eurasia
Adj.1.grizzly - showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"
old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
Translations
grizzly [ˈgrɪzlɪ]
A. ADJ
1. (= grey) → gris, canoso
2. (= whining) → quejumbroso
B. N (also grizzly bear) → oso m pardo

grizzly [ˈgrɪzli] n (also grizzly bear) → grizzli m, ours m gris

grizzly
n (also grizzly bear)Grisli(bär) m, → Grizzly(bär) m
adj (Brit inf) babyquengelig

grizzly [ˈgrɪzlɪ] n (also grizzly bear) → orso grigio, grizzly m inv
grizzly [ˈgrɪzlɪ] n (also grizzly bear) → orso grigio, grizzly m inv

grizzly
n grizzly [ˈgrizli]
(usuallygrizzly bear) a large fierce North American bear. grysbeer الدُّب الأشْهَب гризли medvěd grizzly gråbjørn der Grizzly αρκούδα της Β. Αμερικής oso pardo grisli خرس گریزلی karhu ours gris (d'Amérique), grizzly דֹּב גְרִיזלִי भूरा रीछ medvjed grizli (amerikai) szürke medve beruang grábjörn orso grigio, grizzly 灰色熊 회색곰 (toks lokys) grizlilācis sejenis beruang grizzlybeer grizzlybjørn, gråbjørn grizzly urso urs grizzly гималайский медведь medveď grizly severnoameriški medved grizli grizzlybjörn หมีใหญ่สีน้ำตาล boz ayı (北美)灰熊 ведмідь-гризлі بھاری کبرے ریچھ کی وہ نسل جو شمالی امریکا میں پائی جاتی ہے gấu xám Bắc Mỹ


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They were so pleased with the decision that they declared the Coyote their candidate for the Grizzly Bearship; but whether he ever obtained the office history does not relate.
Also, when the father arrived to take him away, the cowmen allowed that they would vastly prefer chumming with howling cannibals, gibbering lunatics, cavorting gorillas, grizzly bears, and man-eating tigers than with this particular Young college product with hair parted in the middle.
Plans for the winter Salmon River Abundance of salmon west of the mountains New arrangements Caches Cerre's detachment Movements in Fontenelle's camp Departure of the Blackfeet Their fortunes Wind Mountain streams Buckeye, the Delaware hunter, and the grizzly bear Bones of murdered travellers Visit to Pierre's Hole Traces of the battle Nez Perce Indians Arrival at Salmon River
 
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