grizzly bear

Noun

Synonyms: grizzly grizzly bear silvertip silver-tip Ursus horribilis Ursus arctos horribilis

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North AmericaSynonyms: grizzly grizzly bear silvertip silver-tip Ursus horribilis Ursus arctos horribilis

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Grizzly \Griz"zly\, a. Somewhat gray; grizzled. [1913 Webster]

Old squirrels that turn grizzly. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Grizzly bear (Zool.), 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. [1913 Webster]

Turkey-trot \Tur"key-trot`\, n. An eccentric ragtime dance, danced with the feet well apart and with a characteristic rise on the ball of the foot, followed by a drop upon the heel. The original form, owing to the positions assumed by the dancers, is offensively suggestive. Similar dances are the

bunny hug and

grizzly bear, so called in allusion to the movements and the positions assumed by the partners in dancing. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]