Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cave bear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: cave bear
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large extinct species of bear, †Ursus spelaeus.

Example Sentences

"The more striking phenomena first and most strongly impress the mind, which contrasts for example, the great Cave-Bears of Europe with the actual Brown Bear, the Megatheriods of South America with the small existing sloths, and the gigantic Glyptodons with the Armadillos."
"It begs the question: why did the Neanderthals “fail,” since the cave-dwelling hominin, like the cave bear, faltered during the last glaciation, not afterward?"

Inflected Forms

cave bears (plural)

Questions

What does cave bear mean?: A large extinct species of bear, †Ursus spelaeus.

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