she-bear
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English sche bere; equivalent to she- + bear.
Noun[edit]
- A female bear (as opposed to a he-bear, male bear).
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 52:
- Elisha [...] was able to call upon two she-bears to come and eat up the children who had treated him irreverently[.]
- 2001, Bible Old Testament 2 Kings 2:24 (English Standard Version)
- two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a female bear
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