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silvertip (grizzly) 
n. a variety of grizzly bear found in the western mountain region, characterized by hairs having silver tips.
See also: grizzly bear
- 1897 There are four species of bear in the region. These are the grizzly, brown, black, and small kind called the "silver-tip." The latter are of a gray color and are very fierce.
- 1922 The large silver tip grizzly in the Rockies, however, is as a rule always ready to attack.
- 1957 That was the trouble with a silver tip; the awful beast would attack anybody anytime. . . .
- 1960 This is the country of the silvertip grizzly and the gigantic lobo wolf, vicious 200 pound animals who pack together for the kill.
- 1897 There are four species of bear in the region. These are the grizzly, brown, black, and small kind called the "silver-tip." The latter are of a gray color and are very fierce.