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grizzly bear

noun
🔊/ˌɡrɪzli ˈbeə(r)/
🔊/ˌɡrɪzli ˈber/
(also grizzly
(plural grizzlies)
)
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  1. a large brown bear that lives in North America and parts of Russia灰熊，银尖熊（生活在北美和俄罗斯部分地区的大型棕熊）
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from grizzle ‘having mixed dark and white hairs’. This usage dates from the early 19th century.