grolar

noun

grolar

noun

US /ˈɡɹoʊlɚ/ · UK /ˈɡɹəʊlə/

Etymology Blend of polar (“polar bear”) + grizzly (“grizzly bear”).

1

A hybrid cross between a polar bear and a grizzly.

Polar bears that spend more time on land as their sea ice habitat shrinks are coming into contact with grizzly bears that have wandered further north – resulting in “grolar” or “pizzly” bear hybrids.2018 April 22, Oliver Milman, The Guardian:

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