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grizzly vs brown bear

brown bear vs grizzly

grizzly and brown bear both are nouns.

grizzly is an adjective but brown bear is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grizzly Yes Yes No No
brown bear Yes No No No
As nouns, brown bear is a hypernym of grizzly; that is, brown bear is a word with a broader meaning than grizzly:
  • grizzly: powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
  • brown bear: large ferocious bear of Eurasia
Other hypernyms of grizzly include bruin, Ursus arctos.
grizzly (noun) brown bear (noun)
powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America large ferocious bear of Eurasia
grizzly (adjective) brown bear (adjective)
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
Difference between grizzly and brown bear

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