Kodiak bear

noun

Ko·​di·​ak bear ˈkō-dē-ˌak- 

: a very large brown bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi) of Kodiak and adjacent islands off the southern coast of Alaska that feeds largely on salmon, plants, and berries

Examples of Kodiak bear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As envisioned by director Adam McKay, the two most pressing dangers to male news anchors in the ’70s were Kodiak bears that can rip your arms off … and female news anchors. —Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024

Fall 2022 Virus reported in more than two dozen mammals, including a black bear and Kodiak bear in Alaska, and in grizzly bears in Montana and Nebraska, and in a mountain lion. —Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024

Harbor seals and gray seals in Maine got sick, as did grizzly and Kodiak bears, polar bears and black bears in Alaska. —Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2024

Poke a koala or a Teddy bear, poke a grizzly or a Kodiak bear? —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2023

Businessman John Cox campaigned with a 1,000-pound Kodiak bear. —Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2022

Businessman John Cox, who lost to Newsom in the 2018 election, has been touring the state with a Kodiak bear. —Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 28 Aug. 2021

The challenger has staged an unconventional campaign, employing a 1,000-pound Kodiak bear and an 8-foot-tall ball of trash to get his message out. —NBC News, 18 Aug. 2021

This time around the multimillionaire businessman has displayed a showman's instincts, campaigning with both a Kodiak bear and a giant ball of trash. —Michael R. Blood and Kathleen Ronayne, Star Tribune, 19 July 2021

Word History

Etymology

Kodiak Island, Alaska

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Kodiak bear

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• armchair
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