Definition of "grizzly bear" []

• The brown bear of northwest North America, now considered a subspecies (Ursus arctos subsp. horribilis). Also called silvertip. (noun)

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• "Looking like a cross between a grizzly bear and a lemur, Softsmooth plopped down on the floor and began cleaning herself."
• "Because of Glacier's active grizzly bear population the remains were not only evidence but meat, carrion."
• "Instead, we had two grease-soaked pancakes with a thick slab of fatty grizzly bear meat in between, wrapped in the oilpaper that people used back then."