griz·zly

[griz-lee] adjective, griz·zli·er, griz·zli·est, noun, plural griz·zlies.
adjective
1.
somewhat gray; grayish.
noun
4.
a device for screening ore, consisting of a row of iron or steel bars.

Origin:
1585–95; grizzle1 + -y1

grisly, gristly, grizzled, grizzly.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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grizzly (ˈɡrɪzlɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , -zlier, -zliest
1.  somewhat grey; grizzled
 
n , -zlier, -zliest, -zlies
2.  See grizzly bear
 
usage  Grizzly is sometimes wrongly used where grisly is meant: a grisly (not grizzly) murder

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Estimation of effective population size of grizzly bears by computer simulation.
These two adorable grizzly juveniles were playing and having a great day.
The missing include the grizzly bear, lynx, and mountain sheep.
On our national radio program, they had some discussion on the hybrid polar x grizzly bears that were occurring in isolated areas.
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