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grisly bear

grisly bear is the alternative form of grizzly bear.

Meaning of grizzly bear

Noun

grizzly bear (plural grizzly bears)

  1. A large North American subspecies, Ursus arctos horribilis, of the brown bear.
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    Synonyms:
    Ephraim
  2. A dance of the early twentieth century in which dancers mimicked the movements of grizzly bears.

Forms of grisly bear

pluralgrisly bears

Questions about grisly bear

What is grisly bear the alternative form of?
Grisly bear is the alternative form of grizzly bear.

Words near grisly bear in the dictionary

  1. grisliest
  2. grislily
  3. grisliness
  4. grislinesses
  5. grisly
  6. grisly bear
  7. grism
  8. Grismer
  9. Grismers
  10. Grismore
  11. Grismores

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