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grizzly bear

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grizzly bear
n.
The brown bear of northwest North America, now considered a subspecies (Ursus arctos subsp. horribilis). Also called silvertip.
grizzly bear
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a variety of the brown bear, Ursus arctos horribilis, formerly widespread in W North America; its brown fur has cream or white hair tips on the back, giving a grizzled appearance Often shortened to grizzly
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Noun1.grizzly beargrizzly bear - powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
grizzly, silver-tip, silvertip, Ursus arctos horribilis, Ursus horribilis
brown bear, Ursus arctos, bruin - large ferocious bear of Eurasia


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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
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
So he gave me the Magnet and the very next day a grizzly bear ate him.
The Road to Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
Outside these apertures all was black, and I was unable to repress a certain feeling of apprehension as my fancy pictured the outer world and filled it with unfriendly entities, natural and supernatural--chief among which, in their respective classes, were the grizzly bear, which I knew was occasionally still seen in that region, and the ghost, which I had reason to think was not.
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