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Kodiak vs Grizzly - What's the difference?

kodiak | grizzly |

As nouns the difference between kodiak and grizzly

is that kodiak is a kodiak bear while grizzly is a grizzly bear.

As a proper noun kodiak

is a town in alaska: see.

As an adjective grizzly is

grey-haired, greyish.

kodiak

English

(wikipedia Kodiak)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A Kodiak bear

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A town in Alaska: see

    • Derived terms

    * Kodiak Archipelago * Kodiak Island

    grizzly

    English

    (wikipedia grizzly)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Grey-haired, greyish.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • old squirrels that turn grizzly
  • [Listed by Merriam-Webster Unabridged as a legitimate variant spelling.]
  • * 2008 , Campbell Brown, " Commentary: Pakistan gives in to terrorists," CNN , Feb. 5, 2009:
    • This after Taliban militants led a grizzly campaign of attacks, including beheadings, kidnappings and the destruction of dozens of girls' schools.

    Derived terms

    * grizzly bear

    Noun

    (grizzlies)
  • A grizzly bear.
    • Shotgun blast kills charging grizzly!
  • (US, dialect) In hydraulic mining, a grating used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices.
    • (Raymond)