grizzly bear
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈɡrɪzli bɛr/
- US
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- While hiking in the mountains, we spotted a majestic grizzly bear foraging for food in the bushes.
- grizzly bear population
- wolves and grizzly bears
So grizzly bears, they have strength as well, correct.
- So grizzly bears, they have strength as well, correct.
- White bark pine produces huge seeds that squirrels and grizzly bears and all sorts of things feed on.
- And we turned a bend and there was a large female grizzly bear they call sow with two Cubs.
- So what percentage, Joey of Brits do you think believe they could beat up a grizzly bear?
- So, so many of the attacks you we we have with grizzly bears, it'll neutralize the threat and then leave and not and not try to eat the body.
- A grizzly bear I believe would be a a formidable adversary even for a for a male lion.
- So whether you use a gun to stop a grizzly bear from attacking you or you walk into a grade school and start mowing down kids.
Examples
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Another way to capture a grizzly bear on film is to use a model.
Academic text (1994) -
The thing was as tall as a large man now, as big across as a grizzly bear.
Fiction book (1995) -
Last night, he killed a grizzly bear.
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I thought they said it was a grizzly bear.
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Yeah, one time I saw this guy that had been attacked by a grizzly bear.
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For background, look up the 1995 federal court decision on the grizzly bear recovery plan.
Blog text (17) -
The American grizzly bear is a symbol of the American character: Strength, intelligence, ferocity.
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How many grizzly bears should there be in Yellowstone National Park?
Academic text (2006) -
And we turned a bend and there was a large female grizzly bear they call sow with two Cubs.
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Bart told me about a documentary he watched on grizzly bears.
Synonyms
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3.9
A large brownish-gray bear in western North America with a hump on its shoulder
A large brown bear called the grizzly that lives in western North America
A large strong brown bear that lives in western North America called a grizzly bear
A large brown bear with silver-tipped fur found in western North America
A large brown bear with light fur on its head in the mountains of western North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'grizzly' identifies a particular kind of 'bear', so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a type of bear (large/powerful). This noun–noun species naming pattern is common in English and across languages, making the expression immediately understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
The noun grizzly bear comes from grizzly, an old word meaning 'grizzled' or streaked with grey. People called the animal grizzly because its brown fur often looks sprinkled with grey, so that image gave the name to the large, powerful bear.