polar bear

noun

a large white bear, Ursus maritimus, of the arctic regions.

Nearby words

poland, invasion of, polanski, polar, polar angle, polar axis, polar bear, polar body, polar bond, polar cap, polar cataract, polar circle

Origin of polar bear

First recorded in 1775–85

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Examples from the Web for polar bear

When the two are captured and placed in polar-bear cages, Kate finds a way to break them out.
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A polar-bear skin attracted his attention, and this he chose.
Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England
Her foot was tap-tapping the polar-bear skin eighty-four times to the minute.
H. R.|Edwin Lefevre
Then the polar-bear at the wheel, noting a gap in the traffic, stepped on the accelerator and slipped neatly through.
Jill the Reckless|P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

It was a colossal vehicle with a polar-bear at the steering-wheel and another at his side.
Jill the Reckless|P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
He dressed in snuff-colored clothes, and he bent over, swaying from side to side like a polar-bear in a cage.
The Librarian at Play|Edmund Lester Pearson

British Dictionary definitions for polar bear

polar bear

noun

a white carnivorous bear, Thalarctos maritimus, of coastal regions of the North Pole

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