polar bear
A white, semi-aquatic, hypercarnivorous species of bear, Ursus maritimus, whose native…A white, semi-aquatic, hypercarnivorous species of bear, Ursus maritimus, whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle.
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Meaning
1 sensesA 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 sentencesAre polar bears bigger than grizzlies?
Is that a polar bear?
ruЭто белый медведь? — marafon
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
A polar bear's nose is keen.
Polar bears evolved from land bears.
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| Singular | polar bear |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- white bear of Arctic regions:ice bearUrsus MaritimusThalarctos maritimus