Definition of Kodiak bear in English:
Kodiak bear
nounˈkəʊdɪakˈkoʊdiæk ˌbɛr
An animal of a large race of the North American brown bear or grizzly, found on islands to the south of Alaska.
Ursus arctos middendorffi, family Ursidae
Example sentencesExamples
- But even they were dwarfed by the formidable Pachyaena, a ground-dwelling cousin of the earliest whales, whose head reached the size of a Kodiak bear's.
- The Kodiak bear, also known as the Alaskan Brown bear, can grow to be 10.5 feet long and can weigh up to 900 lbs.
- For a Fox-TV special called Man vs. Beast, Kobayashi faced down a 1,089-pound Kodiak bear in a hot-dog-eating contest.
- The oldest known wild Kodiak bear was a 34-year-old sow.
- When interior bears stand on their hind feet to get a better view of their surroundings, they may be 1.8-2.7 meters tall whereas Kodiak bears are 2.7-3.4 meters in height.
Origin
Late 19th century: named after Kodiak Island, Alaska.
Definition of Kodiak bear in US English:
Kodiak bear
nounˈkōdēak ˌberˈkoʊdiæk ˌbɛr
An animal of a large race of the North American brown bear or grizzly, found on islands to the south of Alaska.
Ursus arctos middendorffi, family Ursidae
Example sentencesExamples
- The Kodiak bear, also known as the Alaskan Brown bear, can grow to be 10.5 feet long and can weigh up to 900 lbs.
- When interior bears stand on their hind feet to get a better view of their surroundings, they may be 1.8-2.7 meters tall whereas Kodiak bears are 2.7-3.4 meters in height.
- The oldest known wild Kodiak bear was a 34-year-old sow.
- But even they were dwarfed by the formidable Pachyaena, a ground-dwelling cousin of the earliest whales, whose head reached the size of a Kodiak bear's.
- For a Fox-TV special called Man vs. Beast, Kobayashi faced down a 1,089-pound Kodiak bear in a hot-dog-eating contest.
Origin
Late 19th century: named after Kodiak Island, Alaska.