silvertip
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of silvertip
Example Sentences
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The biggest silvertip grizzly I ever knew in Montana weighed nine hundred pounds.
From The Young Alaskans on the Missouri by Hough, Emerson
Some said it was a grizzly, and others a silvertip, and one man tried to settle the difficulty by saying that there wasn't any difference between them.
From The Voyage of the Rattletrap by Wilder, H. M.
"Cougar means mountain-lion or panther, an' a silvertip is a grizzly bear."
From The Man of the Forest by Grey, Zane
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 Hornaday, William Temple
He plied her with questions about the sheep, and wanted to know if there would be more wolves, and if she thought the "silvertip" would come.
From Heritage of the Desert by Grey, Zane
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