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cave bears

cave bears is the plural of cave bear.

Meaning of cave bear

Noun

cave bear (plural cave bears)

  1. A large extinct species of bear, †Ursus spelaeus.
    • The more striking phenomena first and most strongly impress the mind, which contrasts for example, the great Cave-Bears of Europe with the actual Brown Bear, the Megatheriods of South America with the small existing sloths, and the gigantic Glyptodons with the Armadillos.1851 June 11, The Geelong Advertiser, Victoria, page 1, column 2

Questions about cave bears

What is cave bears the plural of?
Cave bears is the plural of cave bear.

Words near cave bears in the dictionary

  1. Cavazoses
  2. cave
  3. cave art
  4. cave bat
  5. cave bear
  6. cave bears
  7. cave cricket
  8. cave crickets
  9. cave disease
  10. cave diver
  11. cave divers

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