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grizzly bear

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
griz-zly bear
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large North American subspecies, Ursus arctos horribilis, of the brown bear.

noun

A dance of the early twentieth century in which dancers mimicked the movements of grizzly bears.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

grizzly bears (plural)

Phrases

grolar bear pizzly bear

Frequently Paired Words

Kodiak bear

Synonyms

Ephraim grizzly silvertip silver-tip ursus horribilis ursus arctos horribilis

Questions

What does grizzly bear mean?
A large North American subspecies, Ursus arctos horribilis, of the brown bear.

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