silvertip

[ sil-ver-tip ]

noun

1. grizzly bear.

Word History and Origins

Origin of silvertip¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; silver + tip ¹

Example Sentences

Snowy Pines has been serving Southern California for 45 years and carries noble, Nordmann, grand and Douglas firs as well as silvertips.

From Los Angeles Times

One study tracked grey reef and silvertip sharks in a protected area of the British Indian Ocean Territory, to see how they move around the oceans.

From BBC

But it doesn’t end there — other sharks regularly seen at Cocos include blacktips, Galapagos sharks, silvertip sharks, tiger sharks and the occasional whale shark.

From New York Times

The biggest silvertip grizzly I ever knew in Montana weighed nine hundred pounds.

From Project Gutenberg

The wolf family returned to a kill to find a great silvertip feeding there.

From Project Gutenberg