dubb

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noun

The Eurasian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus.

Similar
Syrian bearSyrian brown bear
OriginArabic دُبّ →
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Meanings

noundubb (plural dubbs)

plural dubbs

  1. The Eurasian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus.

    Synonyms: Syrian bear, Syrian brown bear

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe Eurasian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus.

Similar
Syrian bearSyrian brown bear
Also see
syrian bearsyrian brown bear

Origin

  1. Arabicدُبّ“bear”
  2. Englishdubb

From Arabic دُبّ (dubb, “bear”). The Anglicization appears only rarely or ad hoc. One Richard Pococke in 1738 reported that the dubber was seen only rarely in Egypt.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

dubb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubb

MLA

“dubb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dubb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubb.

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