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# grizzly

noun (a grizzly, grizzlies); adjective (grizzly, grizzled)

«grizzly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A grizzly, or grizzly bear, is a large brown bear of North America with a hump on its shoulders and grey-tipped fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grizzly/#m1)
2. (adjective) Grizzly can mean grey or grey-haired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grizzly/#m2)
3. (UK, informal) A grizzly baby or child is grumpy and whiny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grizzly/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and geography lessons, the grizzly is a top predator and an omnivore: it eats salmon, berries, roots and insects; it hibernates in winter. In outdoor safety lessons in Canada and the US, people learn bear safety: make noise, carry bear spray, never feed bears. Phrases: «grizzly bear», «mother grizzly», «a grizzly old man» (grey-haired).

### Examples

- A grizzly bear caught a salmon in the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grizzly/#x1)
- Grizzlies sleep through the winter in a den. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grizzly/#x2)
- Hikers in Canada carry bear spray in case they meet a grizzly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grizzly/#x3)
- The grizzly has a big hump on its shoulders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grizzly/#x4)
- (UK, informal) The baby was grizzly because she was tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grizzly/#x5)
- A mother grizzly protects her cubs fiercely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grizzly/#x6)

### Note

Plural: «grizzlies» (y → ies). Homophone trap: «grizzly» (bear, grey) and «grisly» (horrible, gory: a grisly murder) sound the same. Grizzlies are a kind of brown bear, not a separate species.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grizzly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grizzly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grizzly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grizzly.html) on Mova free.