: any of several chiefly brown bears that are usually considered a single species (Ursus arctos), that formerly inhabited western North America from Alaska to northern Mexico and much of Europe and Asia but are now much restricted in range, and that include the grizzly bear and Kodiak bear
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Recent Examples on the WebAs the vehicle slowed down, a brown bear, believed to be the mother, charged at the light truck, ramming into the windshield headfirst, breaking the wiper.—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024 The men reported seeing the brown bear, thought to be female, and its cub on each side of the road.—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024 Hokkaido was estimated to have more than 12,000 brown bears at the end of 2022, according to NHK Japan, with their population rising in recent years.—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024 Even humans might do it—as is advised when confronted with an attacking brown bear.—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for brown bear
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: any of several bears that are mostly brown in color, are usually lumped together in a single species including the grizzly bear, and at one time inhabited much of North America from Alaska to northern Mexico as well as Europe and Asia
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