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Ursus horribilis

Definition:

a powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

Class:

animal noun

Usage:

species

Plural:

Ursus horribilis*
(* Ursus horribilis may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

brown bear » bear » carnivore » placental » mammal » vertebrate » chordate » animal » organism » living thing

Member of:

Ursus » Ursidae » Carnivora » Eutheria » Mammalia » Vertebrata » Chordata » Animalia

Original source:

WordNet

Synonyms:

grizzly | grizzly bear | silver-tip | silvertip | U. horribilis [abbreviation, species] | U. a. horribilis [abbreviation, subspecies] | Ursus arctos horribilis [subspecies]

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