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grolar

noun
/ˈɡɹoʊlɚ/US/ˈɡɹəʊlə/UK

Etymology

Blend of polar (“polar bear”) + grizzly (“grizzly bear”).

  1. derived from *grīsaz✻
  2. derived from *grīs✻
  3. derived from grisel
  4. inherited from grisel
  5. suffixed as grizzly — “grizzle + y”
  6. compounded as grolar — “polar + grizzly”

Definitions

  1. A hybrid cross between a polar bear and a grizzly.

    • Polar bears that spend more time on land as their sea ice habitat shrinks are coming into contact with grizzly bears that have wandered further north – resulting in “grolar” or “pizzly” bear hybrids.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA