Meanings
noungrizzly bear (plural grizzly bears)
plural grizzly bears
- A large North American subspecies, Ursus arctos horribilis, of the brown bear.
The Quantum Grizzly Bear pisses me off.
2024 May 16, very tall bart, [YTP] State of the Union, spoken by Jordan Peterson (Jordan Peterson)Synonyms: Ephraim
- A dance of the early twentieth century in which dancers mimicked the movements of grizzly bears.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large North American subspecies, Ursus arctos horribilis, of the brown bear.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounpowerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
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Translations
Arabic دُبّ أَشْهَب, دُبَّة شَهْبَاء
- دُبّ أَشْهَب (dubb ʔašhab)Ursus arctos horribilis
- دُبَّة شَهْبَاءUrsus arctos horribilis
Bulgarian гри́зли
- гри́зли (grízli)Ursus arctos horribilis
Chinese Mandarin 灰熊
- 灰熊 (huīxióng)Ursus arctos horribilis
Czech medvěd grizzly, grizzly
- medvěd grizzlyUrsus arctos horribilis
- grizzlyUrsus arctos horribilis
Dutch grizzlybeer
- grizzlybeerUrsus arctos horribilis
Esperanto griza urso
- griza ursoUrsus arctos horribilis
Finnish harmaakarhu
- harmaakarhuUrsus arctos horribilis
French grizzli
- grizzliUrsus arctos horribilis
German Grizzlybär
- GrizzlybärUrsus arctos horribilis
Greek αρκούδα γκρίζλι
- αρκούδα γκρίζλι (arkoúda gkrízli)Ursus arctos horribilis
Hindi भूरा भालू
- भूरा भालू (bhūrā bhālū)Ursus arctos horribilis
Hungarian grizzly, grizzlymedve
- grizzlyUrsus arctos horribilis
- grizzlymedveUrsus arctos horribilis
Irish ollbhéar Meiriceánach, béar liath
- ollbhéar MeiriceánachUrsus arctos horribilis
- béar liathUrsus arctos horribilis
Italian orso grizzly, grizzly
- orso grizzlyUrsus arctos horribilis
- grizzlyUrsus arctos horribilis
- orso grigioUrsus arctos horribilis
Japanese ハイイログマ, 灰色熊
- ハイイログマ (haiiroguma)Ursus arctos horribilis
- 灰色熊 (haiiroguma)Ursus arctos horribilis
- グリズリー (gurizurī)Ursus arctos horribilis
Korean 그리즐리곰
- 그리즐리곰 (geurijeulligom)Ursus arctos horribilis
Polish grizli, grizzly
- grizliUrsus arctos horribilis
- grizzlyUrsus arctos horribilis
- niedźwiedź grizliUrsus arctos horribilis
- niedźwiedź szaryUrsus arctos horribilis
Portuguese urso-cinzento, urso-pardo
- urso-cinzentoUrsus arctos horribilis
- urso-pardoUrsus arctos horribilis
Romanian grizzly, urs grizzly
- grizzlyUrsus arctos horribilis
- urs grizzlyUrsus arctos horribilis
Russian гри́зли
- гри́зли (grízli)Ursus arctos horribilis
Spanish oso pardo, oso gris
- oso pardoUrsus arctos horribilis
- oso grisUrsus arctos horribilis
Swedish grizzlybjörn, grisslybjörn
- grizzlybjörnUrsus arctos horribilis
- grisslybjörnUrsus arctos horribilis
Thai หมีกริซลีย์
- หมีกริซลีย์ (mĕe grìsálee)Ursus arctos horribilis
Ukrainian грі́злі
- грі́злі (hrízli)Ursus arctos horribilis
Urdu بھُورا بھالُو
- بھُورا بھالُو (bhūrā bhālū)Ursus arctos horribilis
Welsh arth fraith, arth lwyd
- arth fraithUrsus arctos horribilis
- arth lwydUrsus arctos horribilis
Cite this entry
APA
grizzly bear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grizzly%20bear
MLA
“grizzly bear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grizzly%20bear. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grizzly bear,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grizzly%20bear.
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