grizzly bear
noun
Note: The grizzly bear is the same species as the brown bear, but grizzly bear is typically used for the North American brown bear and not the European or Asian brown bear. In the U.S., grizzly bear is most often used for a brown bear of inland habitats (as in Montana and western Canada) that is typically smaller than coastal brown bears and usually has lighter-colored tips on the fur. The grizzly bear is often considered a subspecies (Ursus arctos horribilis) of the brown bear and, especially formerly, a separate species (Ursus horribilis).
Natural Historycalled also grizzly
Examples of grizzly bear in a Sentence
Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
Alaska There are exceptions to the rule — like bus tours along Denali Park Road, scenic boat tours at Kenai Fjords, cruise ships in Glacier Bay, the salmon-fishing grizzly bear viewpoint in Katmai — but Alaska’s nine national parks offer plenty of wide-open spaces and wilderness places.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
An adult grizzly bear that figured out how to flip 800-pound garbage Dumpsters and other trash cans to find food inside has been euthanized by Yellowstone National Park rangers.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The must-read (Jonathan Newton / Getty Images) The mountains in Southern California, especially remote areas of Los Padres National Forest, could feasibly support 115 grizzly bears, should the state reintroduce the species made extinct by development and hunting.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Grizzly bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grizzly%20bear. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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