Ursus arctos horribilis meaning

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Ursus arctos horribilis (noun): powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America.

Definition of Ursus arctos horribilis

  1. powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

    Synonyms: grizzly, grizzly bear, silvertip, silver-tip, Ursus horribilis

    Type of: brown bear

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