Kodiak bear

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noun

a large, brown bear, Ursus (arctos) middendorffi, inhabiting coastal areas of Alaska and British Columbia, that grows to a length of 9 feet (2.7 meters).

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Also called Kodiak.

Origin of Kodiak bear

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby Kodiak bear

Kodagu, Kodak, Kodály, Kodel, Kodiak, Kodiak bear, Kodok, koekoea, koeksister, koel, Koestler

How to use Kodiak bear in a sentence

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He said, “I am breaking my heart over this story, and cannot bear to finish it.”
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Once again he accused the West of being unfair to Russia, bringing back his favorite metaphor, the Russian bear.
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Maybe our dear bear should sit quietly, not chase piglets and just eat berries and honey.
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Putin suggested that all the West wanted was to turn the Russian bear into “taxidermy.”
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The bear laughed and joined his companion, and the torpedo thundered away.
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The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.
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The bear watched him narrowly with its wicked little eyes, though it did not see fit to cease its paw-licking.
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British Dictionary definitions for Kodiak bear

Kodiak bear

Kodiak

noun

a large variety of the brown bear, Ursus arctos, inhabiting the west coast of Alaska and neighbouring islands, esp Kodiak

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