Brown Bear

Definition of the noun brown bear

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noun

1. large ferocious bear of Eurasia
   • lexical domain: Animals - nouns denoting animals
   • scientific names: Danis ferox / species Danis ferox / Melanarctos cavifrons / species Melanarctos cavifrons / Ursus horribilis / species Ursus horribilis / Ursus arctos
   • synonym of brown bear: bruin
   • more generic word: bear = massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
   • more specific terms:
     • Ursus arctos syriacus / Syrian bear = yellowish-grey Syrian brown bear
     • Ursus arctos horribilis / Ursus horribilis / grizzly bear / silver-tip / silvertip / grizzly = powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
     • Ursus arctos middendorffi / Alaskan brown bear / Ursus middendorffi / Kodiak bear / Kodiak = brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia
   • member of: genus Ursus / Ursus = type genus of Ursidae: brown bears
   • geographic area: North America, Southern Asia
   • observational distribution: specimen and observational data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Network (not necessarily true occurrence density gradients)

     

Alternative definition of the noun brown bear

noun

1. a species of bears native to northern America, Europe and Asia having brownish fur (Ursus arctos)

Group

Brown Bear is a musical group.

• album: "Ice Helmet"

Character

Brown Bear is a fictional character from the 1943 film Wagon Tracks West.

• in the film "Wagon Tracks West", played by Charles F. Miller

Phrases with Brown Bear

1. Brown Bear Armhook Squid
2. alaskan brown bear
3. Siberian Brown Bear

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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Brown bear - cheetah (2002)

by Maurice Burton, Robert Burton

The brown bear was formerly widespread throughout Europe but is today found only in remote forests on the continent. This bear was photographed in Finland. BROWN BEAR The salmon streams in Alaska, northern British Columbia ...

The Giant Encyclopedia of Circle Time and Group Activities for Children 3 to 6 (1996)

Over 600 Favorite Circle Time Activities Created by Teachers for Teachers by Kathy Charner

Beady Bear by Don Freeman Bear Child's Book of Hours by Anne Rockwell Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See by Bill Martin, Jr. Corduroy by Don Freeman Goldilocks and the Three Bears ...

The dictionary of trade, commerce and navigation (1844)

bear, the black American bear, and the common brown bear. The hair of the first is white, of the second black, of the other brown, and of all long, silky, straight and soft, used here as a fur for muffs, carriage mats, trimming, &c. The cold countries ...

Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine (2015)

Brown bear attacks tend to be sudden, severe, and may occur without provocation, whereas black bear attacks usually result in minor injuries (Floyd, 1999). Similarly, grizzly bears can be very dangerous when the bear is trapped or stimulated ...

Bowhunter's Encyclopedia (1992)

by Dwight R. Schuh

Brown bears are the largest carnivores in the world (actually that's a tossup between brown bears and polar bears), and a big brown bear will weigh more than 1,500 pounds. In contrast, a huge interior grizzly will weigh little more than 1,000 ...

Britannica Student Encyclopedia (2014)

by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc

brown bear is found in North America, Europe, and Asia. The Asiatic black bear and the sloth bear live in parts ofAsia. The world's far northern regions called the Arctic are ...

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Anagrams of BROWN BEAR

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• BOB WARNER
• BOB WARREN

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