native bear
Britishnoun
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The native bear is in evidence throughout Eastern Australia, from Queensland to Victoria.
From Time Magazine Archive
"They were hungry for their native bear meat."
From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith
The Australians have, properly speaking, no bears, though the animal called the native bear is looked up to by the aborigines with superstitious regard.
From Custom and Myth by Lang, Andrew
The ground was cut up as if rooted by pigs; yet Cleopatra was only just warming to his work; and the whaler was still clinging to the saddle like a native bear to a branch.
From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph
You may talk about the savagery of your native bear.
From The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies Or, the Secret of the Lost Claim by Patchin, Frank Gee
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