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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   love of bears uncountable
2. 2
   zoophilia with bears uncountable
3. 3
   collecting teddy bears (arctophily) uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) + φιλία (philía, “affection”).

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