cave bear — An extinct species of bear that lived in caves during the Ice Age
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: An extinct species of bear that lived in caves during the Ice Age
Pronunciation (IPA): /keɪv bɛr/
Example Sentences
- The museum's star exhibit is a complete cave bear skeleton that tourists love to take selfies with.
- Scientists believe cave bears were mostly vegetarian, unlike their scary appearance suggests.
- My little brother insists that cave bears still exist and are just really good at hide-and-seek.
cave bear
NOUN[/keɪv bɛr/]
An extinct species of bear that lived in caves during the Ice Age
💡 Concept
An extinct species of bear that lived in caves during the Ice Age
🎵 Rhyme
The brave cave bear fights to save her cubs!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/keɪv bɛr/
🇬🇧 UK/keɪv beə(r)/
🌳Etymology
Rootcave
🎵Rhyme
cavesavewavebrave
cave
save
wave
brave
🔗Collocations
cave bear fossil
cave bear skull
cave bear extinction
cave bear remains
prehistoric cave bear
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The museum's star exhibit is a complete cave bear skeleton that tourists love to take selfies with.”
“Scientists believe cave bears were mostly vegetarian, unlike their scary appearance suggests.”
😄 Fun example
“My little brother insists that cave bears still exist and are just really good at hide-and-seek.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
prehistoric bearIce Age bearUrsus spelaeus
Antonyms
modern bearliving species
Related
fossilextinctpaleontologyIce Agehibernation
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