DCHP-2

gray bear Obs. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1a

  a large and, often, ferocious bear, Ursus horribilis, nowadays largely confined to the northern Rockies.

  See also: grizzly bear  

• 1b

  the hide of this animal.

• 2

  a color phase of the black bear.

  See also: black bear