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silvertip

American  
[sil-ver-tip] / ˈsɪl vərˌtɪp /

noun

  1. grizzly bear.


Etymology

Origin of silvertip

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; silver + tip 1


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Her feet rested in the fur of a monster silvertip, fur thicker and softer than the pile of any carpet ever fabricated by man.

From North of Fifty-Three by Anton Otto Fischer

It is the Mountain Goats' Protective Union that condemns the silvertip grizzly to laborious digging for humble little ground-squirrels, instead of killing goats for a living.

From The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations by William Temple Hornaday

"Cougar means mountain-lion or panther, an' a silvertip is a grizzly bear."

From The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey

An' whenever an' old silvertip comes mozyin' across from the Mazatzals he kills stock.

From To the Last Man by Zane Grey

The silvertip of the Rocky Mountain region is a totally different animal, being smaller, as well as different in color.

From The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations by William Temple Hornaday

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