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polar bear
noun
: a large creamy-white carnivorous bear (Ursus maritimus synonym Thalarctos maritimus) that inhabits arctic regions
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Visitors come for the dramatic glaciers and icy fjords, stay for the stark beauty of the polar landscape, and leave with stories of encounters with reindeer, Arctic foxes, and perhaps even a polar bear.
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
It was called 'madness,' 'an ice box' and 'the polar bear garden of Andrew Johnson,'...
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales, and more.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
This study found seventy-three attacks on humans by wild polar bears between 1870 and 2014 across their range in Canada, Greenland, Norway, Russia, and the US.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 2025
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
It was called 'madness,' 'an ice box' and 'the polar bear garden of Andrew Johnson,'...
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales, and more.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
This study found seventy-three attacks on humans by wild polar bears between 1870 and 2014 across their range in Canada, Greenland, Norway, Russia, and the US.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Polar bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polar%20bear. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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