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Bryant, Bear

(Encyclopedia)Bryant, Bear (Paul Bryant) brīˈənt [key], 1913–83, American football coach, b. Moro Bottom, Ark. The son of sharecroppers, he became a Southern culture hero through his football successes. After ...

Bryant, Kobe

(Encyclopedia)Bryant, Kobe brīˈənt [key], 1978–2020, American basketball player, b. Philadelphia. The ...

honey bear

(Encyclopedia)honey bear: see bear; kinkajou. ...

ant bear

(Encyclopedia)ant bear: see aardvark.

grizzly bear

(Encyclopedia)grizzly bear or grizzly, large, powerful North American brown bear, characterized by gray-streaked, or grizzled, fur. Grizzlies are 6 to 8 ft (180–250 cm) long, stand 31⁄2 to 4 ft (105–120 cm) a...

Australian bear

(Encyclopedia)Australian bear: see koala.

polar bear

(Encyclopedia)polar bear, large white bear, Ursus maritimus, formerly Thalarctos maritimus, of the coasts of arctic North America, Asia, and Europe. Polar bears usually live on drifting pack ice, but sometimes wand...

cat bear

(Encyclopedia)cat bear: see panda.

Bear Island

(Encyclopedia)Bear Island, Svalbard: see Bjørnøya. ...

Bear Mountain

(Encyclopedia)Bear Mountain, peak, 1,284 ft (391 m) high, SE N.Y., overlooking the Hudson River. The Bear Mt. section of the Palisades Interstate Park (see under Palisades), with facilities for both summer and wint...