polar bear
noun
a large white bear, Ursus maritimus, of the Arctic regions.
polar bears
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pluralof polar bear.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Most one-day tundra tours from the Canadian town of Churchill, Manitoba, go just 20 miles or so in search of polar bears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
It showed penguins, fur seals and polar bears attempting to adapt to their ever-changing surroundings, against the backdrop of glaciers and arctic volcanoes.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Megan Brief, a digital marketing coordinator for Natural Habitat Adventures, an ecotourism company, had just returned from Svalbard, a far-flung Norwegian archipelago teeming with polar bears and walruses.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
Don’t miss the Tropical Rainforest Aviary for free-flight birds or the Arctic Passage, where you can watch polar bears and seals swim underwater.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026
Churchill was a town with more polar bears than people.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
