: 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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His disappearance comes after a large brown bear was reported in the area on Saturday, July 12.—Michael Nied, People.com, 16 July 2025 Along the way, spot Himalayan ibex, Tibetan wolves, and endangered Himalayan brown bears.—Rumit Mehta, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025 Researchers presented eight captive brown bears with this food challenge: Three objects – a large log, a small log and a box – were placed in an outdoor enclosure.—Leticia Fanucchi, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025 In a study published by the country’s forestry research institute earlier this year, the agency said that Romania may have as many as 13,000 brown bears, almost double previous estimates, according to the outlet.—Sam Gillette, People.com, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for brown bear
: 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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