polar bear
English
A polar bear
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Noun
polar bear (plural polar bears)
- A hypercarnivorous species of bear, Ursus maritimus, whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle.
Synonyms
- (large bear in Arctic Circle): arctic bear, ice bear, northern bear, sea bear, white bear, Ursus maritimus (syn. Thalarctos maritimus)
Derived terms
Translations
Ursus maritimus
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Further reading
polar bear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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