polar bear


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

Origin of polar bear

1
First recorded in 1775–85

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How to use polar bear in a sentence

  • When Leif stopped he turned about, and with an exclamation of delight, trundled off to the kitchen like a good-natured polar bear.

    The Norsemen in the West | R.M. Ballantyne
  • In front of the alcove was spread the white skin of a polar bear, and set on that was one of those low Turkish coffee tables.

    In the Fog | Richard Harding Davis
  • One day a polar bear came to the hut and thrust his head right through the window.

    A Treasury of Eskimo Tales | Clara Kern Bayliss
  • She would drive dog teams and reindeer, ride in skin-boats and perhaps—just perhaps—hunt polar bear.

    Gypsy Flight | Roy J. Snell
  • The polar bear, attracted by the sound of his voice, lunged forward, taking half the tent with him.

    On the Yukon Trail | Roy J. Snell

British Dictionary definitions for polar bear

polar bear

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

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