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ICE BEAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ice bear mean?
• ICE BEAR (noun)
The noun ICE BEAR has 1 sense:
1. white bear of Arctic regions
Familiarity information: ICE BEAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
White bear of Arctic regions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
ice bear; polar bear; Thalarctos maritimus; Ursus Maritimus
Hypernyms ("ice bear" is a kind of...):
bear (massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws)
Holonyms ("ice bear" is a member of...):
genus Thalarctos; Thalarctos (polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)
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