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grizzly bear definition

grizzly bear

a large, brown bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) of W North America, having long front claws

Etymology: grizzly + bear: infl. by assoc. with grisly

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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