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polar bear

American  

noun

  1. a large white bear, Ursus maritimus, of the Arctic regions.

polar bear British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of polar bear

First recorded in 1775–85

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