she-bear
nounEtymology From Middle English sche bere; equivalent to she- + bear.
1
A female bear (as opposed to a he-bear, male bear).
- Elisha [...] was able to call upon two she-bears to come and eat up the children who had treated him irreverently[.]1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 52:
- two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys.2001, Bible Old Testament 2 Kings 2:24 (English Standard Version)
- Synonyms
- bearess