grolar

English

Etymology

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

Noun

grolar (plural grolars)

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