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单词 Kodiak bear
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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.

 
 
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