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polar bear
noun
: a large creamy-white carnivorous bear (Ursus maritimus synonym Thalarctos maritimus) that inhabits arctic regions
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Similarly, polar bear spotting in the Arctic draws attention to the importance of protecting fragile ecosystems affected by climate change.
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Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
What To Know The coat of arms always contained a picture of a polar bear, long said to have represented Greenland.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
One popular post featured a drone image of a polar bear taken during the hydrophone mission.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
The story turns on the Olivia (27), a polar bear guard tagging along with a group of scientists in an Arctic village who starts to develop a strong fascination for the scientists’ study: people in hibernation.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
What To Know The coat of arms always contained a picture of a polar bear, long said to have represented Greenland.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
One popular post featured a drone image of a polar bear taken during the hydrophone mission.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
The story turns on the Olivia (27), a polar bear guard tagging along with a group of scientists in an Arctic village who starts to develop a strong fascination for the scientists’ study: people in hibernation.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Polar bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polar%20bear. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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