she-bear

plural she-bears

1. A female bear (as opposed to a he-bear, male bear).

   two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys.

   2001, Bible Old Testament 2 Kings 2:24 (English Standard Version)

   1 more example

   Elisha [...] was able to call upon two she-bears to come and eat up the children who had treated him irreverently[.]

   1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 52

   Synonyms: bearess