Kodiak bear

/ˈkoʊdiˌæk ˈbɛɹ//ˈkoʊdiˌæk ˈbɛə/

noun

The largest brown bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi, found on Kodiak Island off the south coast of Alaska, United States.

Similar
KodiakAlaskan brown bearUrsus middendorffiUrsus arctos middendorffi
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Meanings

nounKodiak bear (plural Kodiak bears)

plural Kodiak bears

  1. The largest brown bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi, found on Kodiak Island off the south coast of Alaska, United States.

    Synonyms: Kodiak

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe largest brown bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi, found on Kodiak Island off the south coast of Alaska, United States.

Similar
Kodiak

More synonyms by meaning

nounbrown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia

Similar
Alaskan brown bearKodiakUrsus middendorffiUrsus arctos middendorffi
Broader
brown bearbruinUrsus arctos
Also see
kodiak

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans kodiakbeer
  • kodiakbeerlarge brown bear
Arabic دب كودياك
  • دب كودياك (dubb kudiak)large brown bear
Basque Kodiak hartz
  • Kodiak hartzlarge brown bear
Bulgarian кодиакска кафява мечка
  • кодиакска кафява мечка (kodiakska kafjava mečka)large brown bear
Catalan ós de Kodiak
  • ós de Kodiaklarge brown bear
Chinese Mandarin 科迪亞克熊 /科迪亚克熊, 科迪亞克棕熊 /科迪亚克棕熊
  • 科迪亞克熊 /科迪亚克熊 (Kēdíyàkè xióng)large brown bear
  • 科迪亞克棕熊 /科迪亚克棕熊 (Kēdíyàkè zōngxióng)large brown bear
Czech medvěd kodiak
  • medvěd kodiaklarge brown bear
Danish kodiakbjørn, alaskabjørn
  • kodiakbjørnlarge brown bear
  • alaskabjørnlarge brown bear
Dutch kodiakbeer
  • kodiakbeerlarge brown bear
Finnish kodiakinkarhu
  • kodiakinkarhularge brown bear
French ours kodiak
  • ours kodiaklarge brown bear
German Kodiakbär
  • Kodiakbärlarge brown bear
Hebrew דוב קודיאק
  • דוב קודיאקlarge brown bear
Hungarian kodiak-medve
  • kodiak-medvelarge brown bear
Indonesian beruang kodiak
  • beruang kodiaklarge brown bear
Italian orso Kodiak
  • orso Kodiaklarge brown bear
Japanese コディアックヒグマ
  • コディアックヒグマ (Kodiakku higuma)large brown bear
Korean 코디악곰
  • 코디악곰 (kodiakgom)large brown bear
Latvian Kadjakas lācis
  • Kadjakas lācislarge brown bear
Lithuanian kadjakinis rudasis lokys
  • kadjakinis rudasis lokyslarge brown bear
Norwegian Bokmål kodiakbjørn
  • kodiakbjørnlarge brown bear
Persian خرس کودیاک
  • خرس کودیاکlarge brown bear
Polish niedźwiedź kodiacki
  • niedźwiedź kodiackilarge brown bear
Portuguese urso-de-kodiak, urso Kodiak
  • urso-de-kodiaklarge brown bear
  • urso Kodiaklarge brown bear
Romanian urs Kodiak
  • urs Kodiaklarge brown bear
Russian кадья́к
  • кадья́к (kadʹják)large brown bear
Slovak medveď kodiak
  • medveď kodiaklarge brown bear
Spanish oso Kodiak
  • oso Kodiaklarge brown bear
Swedish kodiakbjörn
  • kodiakbjörnlarge brown bear
Turkish kodiak ayısı
  • kodiak ayısılarge brown bear
Ukrainian кадьяк
  • кадьяк (kadʹjak)large brown bear
Vietnamese gấu Kodiak
  • gấu Kodiaklarge brown bear
Cite this entry
APA

Kodiak bear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kodiak%20bear

MLA

“Kodiak bear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kodiak%20bear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kodiak bear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kodiak%20bear.

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