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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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Fat reserves help polar bears maintain their health.
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Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Come mid-January, the same heated tundra vehicles used for observing polar bears in autumn transform into aurora borealis-mobiles, with open sky decks for optimal viewing.
—Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
Instead, Snow Lilly the polar bear stood in at the zoo's 2018 ceremony.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2024
And immediately Navarro, who hears the same phrase, her car runs directly into a real polar bear that is missing the same eye.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2024
Each strand of polar bear fur contains tiny air pockets that trap heat and prevent it from escaping.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
Polar Pete, for example, is an 8-inch yellow penguin, holding a carrot and wearing white pullover hat adorned with a polar bear’s face.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
For example, polar bears have a couple feet of height and a few hundred pounds on the average grizzly.
—Max G. Levy, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
An aerial view of the partially melting glaciers as a polar bear, one of the species most affected by climate change, walks on a glacier in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, on July 15, 2023.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Come mid-January, the same heated tundra vehicles used for observing polar bears in autumn transform into aurora borealis-mobiles, with open sky decks for optimal viewing.
—Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
Instead, Snow Lilly the polar bear stood in at the zoo's 2018 ceremony.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2024
And immediately Navarro, who hears the same phrase, her car runs directly into a real polar bear that is missing the same eye.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2024
Each strand of polar bear fur contains tiny air pockets that trap heat and prevent it from escaping.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
Polar Pete, for example, is an 8-inch yellow penguin, holding a carrot and wearing white pullover hat adorned with a polar bear’s face.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
For example, polar bears have a couple feet of height and a few hundred pounds on the average grizzly.
—Max G. Levy, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
An aerial view of the partially melting glaciers as a polar bear, one of the species most affected by climate change, walks on a glacier in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, on July 15, 2023.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Polar bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polar%20bear. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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