Kodiak bear

American  

noun

1. 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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Kodiak bear British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Kodiak bear

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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Kodiak bear

Businessman John Cox stumped with a 1,000-pound Kodiak bear named Tag and an 8-foot ball of garbage when he ran in the gubernatorial recall election in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2024

Businessman John Cox campaigned with a 1,000-pound Kodiak bear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2022

This time around the multimillionaire businessman has displayed a showman’s instincts, campaigning at one point with a Kodiak bear to show he wants to make “beastly” changes to California.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2021

He is a Kodiak bear, and the official state animal is the brown California grizzly.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2021

If it's angry, a Kodiak bear can kill a hunter with a single swipe of its paw.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell