grolar

English

Etymology

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

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Noun

grolar (plural grolars)

  1. A hybrid cross between a polar bear and a grizzly.
    Synonyms: grolar bear, pizzly, pizzly bear, prizzly
    • 2018 April 22, Oliver Milman, The Guardian:
      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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