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

Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park is a pristine home to brown bears, horned puffins and beluga whales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Local business owners worry the traffic will scare off brown bears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The population of brown bears in Greece's mountainous Western Macedonia region has grown steadily in past decades due to hunting bans and other conservation efforts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

She is already preparing for a dream expedition with Paul to Finland next year, where they hope to photograph brown bears and wolves.

From BBC ● Dec. 30, 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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