Hypertext Webster Gateway: "grizzly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grizzly \Griz"zly\, a.
Somewhat gray; grizzled.
Old squirrels that turn grizzly. --Bacon.
{Grizzly bear} (Zo["o]l.), a large and ferocious bear ({Ursus
horribilis}) of Western North America and the Rocky
Mountains. It is remarkable for the great length of its
claws.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grizzly \Griz"zly\, n.; pl. {Grizzlies}.
1. (Zo["o]l.) A grizzly bear. See under {Grizzly}, a.
2. pl. In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw
out large stones from the sluices. [Local, U. S.]
--Raymond.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
grizzly
n : powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western
North America [syn: {grizzly bear}, {silvertip}, {Ursus
horribilis}, {Ursus arctos horribilis}]
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