any of several medium-sized to large bears of the species Ursus arctos, inhabiting North America and Eurasia in dwindling populations, characterized by an upturned muzzle and a hump high on the back and ranging from light tan to near black; formerly considered three distinct species and often still referred to as such: U. horribilis, the grizzly bear; U. middendorffi, the Kodiac bear; and U. arctos, comprising European and Asian brown bears.
Origin
1775-85
Examples from the web for brown bear
Without hesitation, he poses for a picture with a brown bear.
Watch a brown bear pluck salmon from a rushing stream and gaze at an eagle soaring high overhead.
The inn is only an hour's flight from one of the largest brown bear habitats in the world.
If a brown bear attacks, drop and play dead, balling up to protect your face and internal organs.
One of the high points is the performance of a large brown bear, in a small but attention-getting role.
Their attention, and mine, was drawn to a brown bear and her cubs making their way along the water.
He turns and is terrified to see a big brown bear crawling behind him.
Collection of links to additional brown bear resources.
Because of their size and potential aggressiveness, brown bear use of residential areas presents a definite human safety risk.
Explain to the students that the image features a brown bear clutching a salmon in its jaws.
British Dictionary definitions for brown bear
brown bear
noun
1.
a large ferocious brownish bear, Ursus arctos, inhabiting temperate forests of North America, Europe, and Asia See also grizzly bear, Kodiak bear