Meaning

1 senses
  1. A white, semi-aquatic, hypercarnivorous species of bear, Ursus maritimus, whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle.

    Eisbär, Polarbär

    бе́лый медве́дьbélyj medvédʹ, поля́рный медве́дьpoljárnyj medvédʹ

    бі́лий ведмі́дьbílyj vedmídʹ

    white bear of Arctic regions

Examples

54 sentences
  1. Are polar bears bigger than grizzlies?

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  2. Is that a polar bear?

    ruЭто белый медведь? — marafon

  3. The penguin was eaten by a polar bear.

    Пінгвіна з'їв білий ведмідь. — deniko

    ruПингвина съел белый медведь. — odexed

    deDer Pinguin wurde von einem Eisbären gefressen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. A polar bear's nose is keen.

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  5. Polar bears evolved from land bears.

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Translations

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Origin

Coined by Thomas Pennant in A Synopsis of Quadrupeds (1771).

Coined by Thomas Pennant in A Synopsis of Quadrupeds (1771).

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Forms

plural: polar bears
Singularpolar bear
Pluralpolar bears

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
large bear in Arctic Circle:arctic bearice bearsea bearwhite bearnorthern bearUrsus maritimus
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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