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cave bear

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large extinct species of bear, †Ursus spelaeus.

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  • Danish: hulebjørn — Ursus spelaeus
  • Dutch: holenbeer — Ursus spelaeus
  • Dutch: grottenbeer — Ursus spelaeus
  • Finnish: luolakarhu — Ursus spelaeus
  • French: ours des cavernes — Ursus spelaeus
  • German: Höhlenbär — Ursus spelaeus
  • Italian: orso delle caverne — Ursus spelaeus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hulebjørn — Ursus spelaeus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hulebjørn — Ursus spelaeus
  • Russian: пеще́рный медве́дь (peščérnyj medvédʹ) — Ursus spelaeus
  • Spanish: oso cavernario — Ursus spelaeus
  • Swedish: grottbjörn — Ursus spelaeus