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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Grizzly  \Griz"zly\,  a. 
  Somewhat  gray;  grizzled. 
 
  Old  squirrels  that  turn  grizzly.  --Bacon. 
 
  {Grizzly  bear}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  large  and  ferocious  bear  ({Ursus 
  horribilis})  of  Western  North  America  and  the  Rocky 
  Mountains.  It  is  remarkable  for  the  great  length  of  its 
  claws. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Grizzly  \Griz"zly\,  n.;  pl  {Grizzlies}. 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  grizzly  bear.  See  under  {Grizzly},  a. 
 
  2.  pl  In  hydraulic  mining,  gratings  used  to  catch  and  throw 
  out  large  stones  from  the  sluices.  [Local,  U.  S.] 
  --Raymond. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  grizzly 
  n  :  powerful  brownish-yellow  bear  of  the  uplands  of  western 
  North  America  [syn:  {grizzly  bear},  {silvertip},  {Ursus 
  horribilis},  {Ursus  arctos  horribilis}] 




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