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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A Kodiak bear.
2. 2
   brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A town in Alaska: see Wikipedia:Kodiak, Alaska

Synonyms

All synonyms

alaskan brown bearalaskan brown bearkodiak bearkodiak islandursus arctos middendorffiursus middendorffi

Example

More examples

"On Kodiak Island, some bears can weigh up to a ton."

Etymology

From Russian Кадьяк (Kadʹjak), from Aleut qikertaq (“island”).

Related phrases

Kodiak ArchipelagoKodiak Islandkodiak bear

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