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Definition of Brown bear
1. Noun. Large ferocious bear of Eurasia.
Generic synonyms: Bear
Group relationships: Genus Ursus, Ursus
Specialized synonyms: Syrian Bear, Ursus Arctos Syriacus, Grizzly, Grizzly Bear, Silver-tip, Silvertip, Ursus Arctos Horribilis, Ursus Horribilis, Alaskan Brown Bear, Kodiak, Kodiak Bear, Ursus Arctos Middendorffi, Ursus Middendorffi
Definition of Brown bear
1. Noun. a species of bears native to northern America, Europe and Asia having brownish fur (''Ursus arctos'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brown Bear
Literary usage of Brown bear
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1817)
"brown bear. (Fiom the same.) Towards evening the men in the hindmost canoes
discovered a large brown bear lying in the open grounds, about three hundred ..."
2. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1817)
"brown bear. that eight balls had passed through him ‘in different directions, (From
the same.) ‘: , Towards evening the men in the hindmost canoes ..."
3. The National Parks Portfolio by United States National Park Service, Robert Sterling Yard (1921)
"Photograph by Ed-ward S. Curtis UNLIKE THE GRIZZLY, THE brown bear CLIMBS TREES
QUICKLY AND EASILY EKY different, indeed, from the beasts of the ..."
4. The New-York Reader (1815)
"Of the brown bear. THE brown bear is found in almost every clr- mate, is sometimes
carnivorous, but its general food is fruits, roots, and vegetables : it ..."
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