brown bear

noun

: 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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Examples of brown bear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Best Things to Do Roughly 2,200 brown bears roam Katmai National Park and Preserve, giving this roadless swath of the Alaska Peninsula one of the densest concentrations of the animals on the planet. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

The Brooks River live-cams captured a young brown bear cub being killed and eaten by an unrelated mother bear (Bear 806) on Tuesday morning. — Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 29 July 2026

As the rescue was taking place, APD said officers deployed a drone to monitor for bear activity in the area, and eventually located a brown bear at a nearby hillside. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Officers located a brown bear nearby and monitored it to ensure that first responders and the injured hiker remained safe. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for brown bear

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Kids Definition

brown bear

noun

: 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