brown bears

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of brown bear.
  brown bear

  noun

  any of several medium-sized to large bears of the species Ursus arctos, inhabiting North America and Eurasia in dwindling populations, characterized by an upturned muzzle and a hump high on the back and ranging from light tan to near black; formerly considered three distinct species and often still referred to as such: U. horribilis, the grizzly bear; U. middendorffi, the Kodiac bear; and U. arctos, comprising European and Asian brown bears.

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brown bears

While the increasingly popular annual competition is largely for fun, organisers say it is helpful in raising awareness of brown bears and their Alaskan habitats, as well as the risks they face from human activity.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Hayden Leigh, a forensic science graduate at the University of Staffordshire, is using samples taken from his hair to help protect modern-day brown bears from illegal poaching.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The park, a one-hour bush-plane flight from Anchorage, is known for its abundance of brown bears, horned puffins and critically endangered beluga whales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

We kept our eyes peeled for black and brown bears, salmon leaping from the water, bald eagles by the dozens, playful otters, whales, seals, mountain goats, and more.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025

Sure enough, a couple of brown bears were lumbering in the meadow a few hundred feet away, their coats gleaming in the starlight.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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