polar bear
nounDefinition of polar bear
: a large creamy-white carnivorous bear (Ursus maritimus synonym Thalarctos maritimus) that inhabits arctic regions
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To guard against polar bears, the expedition will rely on constantly scanning thermal cameras, a tripwire, and a patrol armed with rifles. — Eli Kintisch, Science | AAAS, "Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region," 20 Aug. 2019 During daylight hours, life-sized puppets will represent winter-weather animals that don’t live at Disney World, such as polar bears, penguins and reindeer. — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, "Disney World putting a bow on 2019 with new holiday activities," 23 July 2019 Along the way, Lyra picks up an oracular device called an aletheometer, meets aeronaut Lee Scoresby (played by Lin-Manuel Miranda) and armored polar bear Iorek Byrinson, and recruits them to help her free her friends and disrupt the Church’s plans. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "A war is brewing in the new trailer for HBO’s fantasy series His Dark Materials," 19 July 2019 The project featured a documentary film co-written by Williams with director Dave Killen; a children's book written by reporter Lizzy Acker; and a board game designed to educate children about the struggles facing polar bears in the wild. — Mark Katches, OregonLive.com, "Series about Nora the polar bear wins Scripps Howard Award," 6 Mar. 2018 Sea ice is the main habitat for polar bears and a resting platform for female walruses and their young. — Dan Joling, chicagotribune.com, "Alaska sees warmest month ever, with melting sea ice, more wildfires and thousands of walruses coming ashore," 18 Aug. 2019 Ireland, for example, stands as far north as polar bear habitat in Canada. — David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, "A weaker Gulf Stream may lead to rising seas and a hotter Florida," 2 Aug. 2019 Existing offerings for Chinese tourists include shooting polar bears in Canada and rhinos in Namibia, and those going on fishing trips in Russia can even request prostitutes to accompany them, Chinese news outlet Sixth Tone reported. — Laurel Chor, Quartz, "Western hunting outfitters think China is the future of the market," 8 July 2019 Wapusk National Park, Manitoba Set along the shores of the Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba, Wapusk is considered the best place on the planet to observe and photograph polar bears in the wild. — Joe Yogerst, National Geographic, "Top 10 wildlife encounters in parks," 9 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'polar bear.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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