Meaning of GRIZZLY
| Pronunciation: | | 'grizlee
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| | Definition: | | [n] powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America |
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| | Synonyms: | | grizzly bear, silvertip, Ursus arctos horribilis, Ursus horribilis |
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| | See Also: | | brown bear, bruin, Ursus arctos | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Griz"zly\, a.
Somewhat gray; grizzled.
Old squirrels that turn grizzly. --Bacon.
{Grizzly bear} (Zo["o]l.), a large and ferocious bear ({Ursus
horribilis}) of Western North America and the Rocky
Mountains. It is remarkable for the great length of its
claws.
\Griz"zly\, n.; pl. {Grizzlies}.
1. (Zo["o]l.) A grizzly bear. See under {Grizzly}, a.
2. pl. In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw
out large stones from the sluices. [Local, U. S.]
--Raymond.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A fence-like structure or grillwork of heavy wire, metal, or logs placed across a stream to intercept and hold debris flowing downstream, creating a dam or blockage. Used to protect bridge crossings, create pools, and store gravel for fish spawning habitat. |
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| | Related Terms: | | acier, argent, argentine, ashen, ashy, canescent, chalky, cinereous, cinerous, cretaceous, dapple, dappled, dappled-gray, dapple-gray, dingy, dismal, dove-colored, dove-gray, dreary, dull, dusty, fleecy-white, frosted, frosty, glaucescent, glaucous, gray, gray-black, gray-brown, gray-colored, gray-drab, grayed, gray-green, grayish, gray-spotted, gray-toned, gray-white, griseous, grizzle, grizzled, hoar, hoary, iron-gray, lactescent, leaden, lead-gray, lily-white, livid, marble, marmoreal, milky, mouse-colored, mouse-gray, mousy, niveous, pearl, pearl-gray, pearly, platinum, pure white, Quaker-colored, sad, silver, silvered, silver-gray, silvery, slate-colored, slaty, smoke-gray, smoky, snow-white, snowy, sober, somber, steel-gray, steely, stone-colored, swan-white, taupe, white, white as snow |
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