ALL meanings of grizzly bear
griz·zly bear
G g - noun grizzly bear American mammal 1
- noun grizzly bear a large North American brown bear, Ursus (arctos) horribilis, with coarse, gray-tipped brown fur, once widespread in the western part of the continent as far south as northern Mexico but now restricted to some regions of Alaska, western Canada, and the U.S. Rocky Mountains: a threatened species except in Alaska. 1
- noun grizzly bear a variety of the brown bear, Ursus arctos horribilis, formerly widespread in W North America; its brown fur has cream or white hair tips on the back, giving a grizzled appearance 0
- noun grizzly bear a large, brown bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) of W North America, having long front claws 0