grizzly bear
noun
Note: The grizzly bear is the same species as the brown bear, but grizzly bear is typically used for the North American brown bear and not the European or Asian brown bear. In the U.S., grizzly bear is most often used for a brown bear of inland habitats (as in Montana and western Canada) that is typically smaller than coastal brown bears and usually has lighter-colored tips on the fur. The grizzly bear is often considered a subspecies (Ursus arctos horribilis) of the brown bear and, especially formerly, a separate species (Ursus horribilis).
Natural Historycalled also grizzly
see also brown bearExamples of grizzly bear in a Sentence
David Hookstead Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
California on Tuesday moved a step closer to reintroducing grizzly bears, the quarter-ton predators that once roamed the Golden State but have been locally extinct for more than a century.
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Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Adult grizzly bears can grow to be about 8-foot long and weigh roughly 900 pounds.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Oakes recalled that the encounter lasted for about a minute before the grizzly bear retreated, leaving her and Skoki shaken but unharmed.
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Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
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“Grizzly bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grizzly%20bear. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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