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POLAR BEAR

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Dictionary entry overview: What does polar bear mean?

• POLAR BEAR (noun)
The noun POLAR BEAR has 1 sense:

1. white bear of arctic regions

Familiarity information: POLAR BEAR used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• POLAR BEAR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

White bear of arctic regions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ice bear; polar bear; Thalarctos maritimus; Ursus Maritimus

Hypernyms ("polar bear" is a kind of...):

bear (massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws)

Holonyms ("polar bear" is a member of...):

genus Thalarctos; Thalarctos (polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)

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