Definition of Polar bear
(Zool.)
a
large
bear
(
Ursus
maritimus
syn
.
Thalarctos
maritimus
)
inhabiting
the
arctic
regions
.
It
sometimes
measures
nearly
nine
feet
in
length
and
weighs
1
,
600
pounds
.
It
is
partially
amphibious
,
very
powerful
,
and
the
most
carnivorous
of
all
the
bears
.
The
fur
is
white
,
tinged
with
yellow
.
Called
also
White bear
.
See
Bear
.
See also:
Polar
Related Words
bear
,
genus
Thalarctos
,
ice
bear
,
Thalarctos
,
Thalarctos
maritimus
,
Ursus
Maritimus
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