Ursus middendorffi n 1: brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia [syn: {Alaskan brown bear}, {Kodiak bear}, {Kodiak}, {Ursus middendorffi}, {Ursus arctos middendorffi}]
Kodiak bear \Kodiak bear\ n. A large brown bear ({Ursus middendorffi} syn. {Ursus arctos} middendorffi) of coastal Alaska and British Columbia related to the grizzly bear; called also {Kodiak bear}. Syn: Alaskan brown bear, Kodiak, {Ursus middendorffi}, {Ursus arctos} middendorffi. [WordNet 1.5]