Found 3 hits - Term: ursus horribilis, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
grizzly \griz"zly\, a.
somewhat gray; grizzled.
1913 webster
old squirrels that turn grizzly. --bacon.
1913 webster
grizzly bear zool., a large and ferocious bear ursus
horribilis of western north america and the rocky
mountains. it is remarkable for the great length of its
claws.
1913 webster
see also:
grizzly bear ursus horribilis
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bear \bear\ b^ar, n. oe. bere, as. bera; akin to d. beer,
ohg. bero, pero, g. baumr, icel. sw. bj"orn, and
possibly to l. fera wild beast, gr. fh`r beast, skr. bhalla
bear.
1913 webster
1. zool. any species of the genus ursus, and of the
closely allied genera. bears are plantigrade carnivora,
but they live largely on fruit and insects.
1913 webster
note: the european brown bear ursus arctos, the white
polar bear ursus maritimus, the grizzly bear
ursus horribilis, the american black bear, and its
variety the cinnamon bear ursus americanus, the
syrian bear ursus syriacus, and the sloth bear, are
among the notable species.
1913 webster
2. zool. an animal which has some resemblance to a bear in
form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear;
ant bear; water bear; sea bear.
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3. astron. one of two constellations in the northern
hemisphere, called respectively the great bear and the
lesser bear, or ursa major and ursa minor.
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4. metaphorically: a brutal, coarse, or morose person.
1913 webster
5. stock exchange a person who sells stocks or securities
for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the
market.
1913 webster
note: the bears and bulls of the stock exchange, whose
interest it is, the one to depress, and the other to
raise, stocks, are said to be so called in allusion to
the bear's habit of pulling down, and the bull's of
tossing up.
1913 webster
6. mach. a portable punching machine.
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7. naut. a block covered with coarse matting; -- used to
scour the deck.
1913 webster
australian bear. zool. see koala.
bear baiting, the sport of baiting bears with dogs.
bear caterpillar zool., the hairy larva of a moth, esp.
of the genus euprepia.
bear garden.
a a place where bears are kept for diversion or
fighting.
b any place where riotous conduct is common or
permitted. --m. arnold.
bear leader, one who leads about a performing bear for
money; hence, a facetious term for one who takes charge of
a young man on his travels.
1913 webster
see also:
ursus carnivora ursus arctos ursus maritimus ursus horribilis ursus americanus
ursus syriacus great bear lesser bear ursa major ursa minor
australian bear koala bear baiting bear caterpillar euprepia
bear garden bear leader
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
ursus horribilis
n : powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western
north america syn: grizzly, grizzly bear, silvertip,
silver-tip, ursus arctos horribilis
see also:
grizzly grizzly bear silvertip silver-tip ursus arctos horribilis
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