Ursus arctos

Definitions of Ursus arctos

1. noun

   large ferocious bear of Eurasia
   synonyms: brown bear, bruin

   types:

   Syrian bear, Ursus arctos syriacus

   yellowish-grey Syrian brown bear

   Ursus arctos horribilis, Ursus horribilis, grizzly, grizzly bear, silver-tip, silvertip

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

   Alaskan brown bear, Kodiak, Kodiak bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi, Ursus middendorffi

   brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia

   type of:

   bear

   a massive carnivorous or omnivorous mammal with a long shaggy coat and strong claws