Definition of bruin
: bear 1
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The animals use the Eagle River Valley as a kind of bruin superhighway, moving up and down the river all summer long.
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Hough recorded some of the lallygagging bruin enjoying the jets of the tub just like a human.
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The bruin had damaged the Subaru Outback so badly that the doors would not unlock.
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The big bruin sat himself down, just like a person, at a picnic table, KTVA reported.
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission on May 23 gave its unanimous approval to commence a controversial hunt of bruins this coming autumn.
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The bruin smashed a window and left only smeared icing and a paw print behind.
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Grizzly 399 is not only ancient in bruin years but considered a symbol for the challenges facing the survival of her species.
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More bears means more cubs and, as the bruins compete for food to feed their young, more are ambling out of the woods, across roads and highways.
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Origin and Etymology of bruin
Middle Dutch, name of the bear in Reynard the Fox
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