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arctic bears

arctic bears is the plural of arctic bear.

Meaning of arctic bear

Noun

arctic bear (plural arctic bears)

  1. (obsolete) A polar bear.
    • Still nearer the pole, the arctic bear reigns the mighty tyrant of the frozen solitude.1824, Time's Telescope for 1824 ; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack, page ci
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Arctic, bear.
    • Bears are the largest living carnivores, and the two largest species, polar bears and grizzly bears, are both inhabitants of the Arctic. [...] In open country, with nowhere to hide, attack is the obvious method of defense, especailly for animals with the speed and enormous strength of the two...2012, E. C. Pielou, A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic, →ISBN, page 257

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Noun capitalized: Arctic bears

Arctic bears

  1. (plural) plural of Arctic bear

Questions about arctic bears

What is arctic bears the plural of?
Arctic bears is the plural of arctic bear.
What part of speech is arctic bears?
Arctic bears is a noun.

Words near arctic bears in the dictionary

  1. arctation
  2. arctations
  3. arctic
  4. Arctic Archipelago
  5. arctic bear
  6. arctic bears
  7. Arctic blue
  8. Arctic blues
  9. Arctic Bridge
  10. Arctic butterbur
  11. Arctic char

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