English > brown bear: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | large ferocious bear of Eurasia. |
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| Synonyms | bruin, Ursus arctos |
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| Member of | Ursus, genus Ursus | type genus of Ursidae |
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| Narrower | Alaskan brown bear, Kodiak bear, Kodiak, Ursus middendorffi, Ursus arctos middendorffi | brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia |
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| Syrian bear, Ursus arctos syriacus | Yellowish-grey Syrian brown bear |
| grizzly, grizzly bear, silvertip, silver-tip, Ursus horribilis, Ursus arctos horribilis | Powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America |
| Broader | bear | massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws |
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| Spanish | oso común, oso pardo |
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| Catalan | ós bru, Ursus arctos |
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