brown bear meaning

Definition of brown bear

1. large ferocious bear of Eurasia

   Synonyms: bruin, Ursus arctos

   Type of: bear

   Kinds: Syrian bear, grizzly, Alaskan brown bear

brown bear in a sentence

• The Pirin national park in Bulgaria, is home to many large mammals such as brown bears and wolves.

How to pronounce brown bear

brown bear is pronounced /braʊn bɛə/ in British English and /braʊn bɛr/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.