brown bear

/ˈbɹaʊn.bɛː(ɹ)/

noun

A species of bears native to northern America, Europe and Asia having brownish fur. (Ursus arctos)

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bruinUrsus arctos

Meanings

nounbrown bear (plural brown bears)

plural brown bears

  1. A species of bears native to northern America, Europe and Asia having brownish fur. (Ursus arctos)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge ferocious bear of Eurasia

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bruinUrsus arctos
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic دُبّ أَسْمَر
  • دُبّ أَسْمَر (dubb ʔasmar)Ursus arctos
Basque hartz arre
  • hartz arreUrsus arctos
Bengali বাদামি ভাল্লুক
  • বাদামি ভাল্লুক (badami bhalluk)Ursus arctos
Catalan os bru
  • os bruUrsus arctos
Chinese Cantonese 棕熊
  • 棕熊Ursus arctos
Chinese Mandarin 棕熊, 羆 /罴
  • 棕熊 (zōngxióng)Ursus arctos
  • 羆 /罴 (pí)Ursus arctos
  • 馬熊 /马熊 (mǎxióng)Ursus arctos
  • 人熊 (rénxióng)Ursus arctos
Czech medvěd hnědý
  • medvěd hnědýUrsus arctos
Danish brun bjørn
  • brun bjørnUrsus arctos
Dutch bruine beer
  • bruine beerUrsus arctos
Esperanto bruna urso
  • bruna ursoUrsus arctos
Estonian pruunkaru
  • pruunkaruUrsus arctos
Finnish ruskeakarhu, karhu
  • ruskeakarhuUrsus arctos
  • karhuUrsus arctos
French ours brun
  • ours brunUrsus arctos
German Braunbär
  • BraunbärUrsus arctos
Greek καφέ αρκούδα
  • καφέ αρκούδα (kafé arkoúda)Ursus arctos
Hungarian barna medve
  • barna medveUrsus arctos
Icelandic skógarbjörn, brúnbjörn
  • skógarbjörnUrsus arctos
  • brúnbjörnUrsus arctos
Irish béar donn
  • béar donnUrsus arctos
Italian orso bruno, orso
  • orso brunoUrsus arctos
  • orsoUrsus arctos
Japanese 羆, ヒグマ
  • 羆 (higuma)Ursus arctos
  • ヒグマ (higuma)Ursus arctos
Korean 불곰
  • 불곰 (bulgom)Ursus arctos
Latvian brūnais lācis
  • brūnais lācisUrsus arctos
Lithuanian rudasis lokys
  • rudasis lokysUrsus arctos
Malay beruang perang
  • beruang perangUrsus arctos
Norwegian Bokmål brunbjørn
  • brunbjørnUrsus arctos
Polish niedźwiedź brunatny
  • niedźwiedź brunatnyUrsus arctos
Portuguese urso-pardo
  • urso-pardoUrsus arctos
Romanian urs brun
  • urs brunUrsus arctos
Russian бу́рый медве́дь
  • бу́рый медве́дь (búryj medvédʹ)Ursus arctos
Slovak medveď hnedý
  • medveď hnedýUrsus arctos
Spanish oso pardo
  • oso pardoUrsus arctos
Swedish brunbjörn
  • brunbjörnUrsus arctos
Thai หมีสีน้ำตาล
  • หมีสีน้ำตาล (mĕe sĕe nám dtaan)Ursus arctos
Turkish boz ayı, bozayı
  • boz ayıUrsus arctos
  • bozayıUrsus arctos
Ukrainian бу́рий ведмі́дь
  • бу́рий ведмі́дь (búryj vedmídʹ)Ursus arctos
Vietnamese gấu nâu
  • gấu nâuUrsus arctos
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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