From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgrizzly bearˌgrizzly ˈbear / $ ˈ.../ (also grizzly) noun [countable] a very large bear that lives in the northwest of North America
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grizzly bear• She got to see a grizzly bear, skunks and chipmunks.• These include the grizzly bear, cougar, wolverine, wolf, coyote, and bald and golden eagles.Origin grizzly bear (1800-1900) grizzly “gray” ((16-20 centuries)) from Old French grisel; → GRIZZLED 