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she-bear en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English sche bere; equivalent to she- + bear.

Meanings

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)

Forms

Synonyms

bearess

Translations (47)

sl medvedka (a female bear) · sk medvedica (a female bear) · es osa (a female bear) · non birna (a female bear) · vo ber (a female bear) · gl osa (a female bear) · nn hobjørn (a female bear) · ang biren (a female bear) · bg мечка (a female bear) · sv björnhona (a female bear) · vo hiber (a female bear) · ru медве́дица (a female bear) · nn bere (a female bear) · sq arushë (a female bear) · pt ursa (a female bear) · ckb مالۆس (a female bear) · non bera (a female bear) · ast osa (a female bear) · pl niedźwiedzica (a female bear) · de Bärin (a female bear) · no binne (a female bear) · br arzhez (a female bear) · vi gấu cái (a female bear) · uk ведме́диця (a female bear) · ang bere (a female bear) · et emakaru (a female bear) · it orsa (a female bear) · lv lācene (a female bear) · cy arthes (a female bear) · eo ursino (a female bear) · ja 雌熊 (a female bear) · hi रीछनी (a female bear) · fi naaraskarhu (a female bear) · nl berin (a female bear) · unm nushèàxkw (a female bear) · ca óssa (a female bear) · he דֻּבָּה (a female bear) · kk кірекей (a female bear) · cs medvědice (a female bear) · eu hartz eme (a female bear) · fr ourse (a female bear) · sv björninna (a female bear) · la ursa (a female bear) · vo jiber (a female bear) · nn binne (a female bear) · ks ہاپٕژ (a female bear) · is birna (a female bear)