dog-bear en · NOUN
Meanings
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An extinct doglike species of bear found in Europe, Asia and North America during the Miocene epoch; a hemicyonine.
The dog-bears (hemicyonines) looked like bulky, short-tailed dogs, but were in fact related to bears, and if this is not confusing enough, there was also a group of bear-dogs (amphycyonids).
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 87:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dog-bears | Number=Plur | lexicographic |