brown bear

noun

: any of several chiefly brown bears that are usually considered a single species (Ursus arctos), that formerly inhabited western North America from Alaska to northern Mexico and much of Europe and Asia but are now much restricted in range, and that include the grizzly bear and Kodiak bear

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Examples of brown bear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two brown bears, a lion, a couple of yaks, five cockatoos, 25 pheasants and 40 mandarin ducks. —Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024

Bear 402, a female bear that was supposed to be a contestant in this year's contest, was killed by a male brown bear the day the brackets were expected to be released. —CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024

At Glacier Bay, passengers take in the scenery, from the Fairweather Mountains to wildlife like sea otters and brown bears. —Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025

Russia transferred more than 70 animals, including an African lion and two brown bears, to a zoo in the North Korean capital Pyongyang from Moscow’s zoo, the Russian government said on Wednesday. —Reuters, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for brown bear

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Kids Definition

brown bear

noun

: any of several bears that are mostly brown in color, are usually lumped together in a single species including the grizzly bear, and at one time inhabited much of North America from Alaska to northern Mexico as well as Europe and Asia