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Meanings of great bear in English

Portuguese
ursa major
Catalan
óssa major
Spanish
osa mayor

A constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star.

ursa major
Usage of great bear in English
1
Then, out comes Goldie and the great bear of the crowd's roar.
The Guardian
2
I am afraid of Hoots, the great bear, who lives in it.
Tell Me Another Story: The Book of Story Programs
3
The dragon fought the eagle, and the hydra wrestled the great bear.
Outpost
4
What would you do if I were to forget it, great bear?
Dear Brutus
5
Of what had been left of the great bear not a trace remained.
The Story of Ab: A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man
6
We ask your protection, for the great bear would kill us.
Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian
7
She picked Teddy up and gave him a great bear hug.
Bunny Rabbit's Diary
8
How do you explain a bloody great bear in the drawing-room?'
The corfu trilogy
9
Oh, thou great bear, dost thou love me with tears in thine eyes?
John Enderby
10
Will followed the great bear out onto the dark mountainside.
The amber spyglass
11
I would sooner wrestle with the great bear of Navarre.
The White Company
12
And the great bear crushed him, so, till his bones cracked like dry sticks.
Love of Life, and Other Stories
13
Take the ' great bear' or 'dipper' constellation in the heavens.
The Meaning of Truth
14
Lost in a moment, great bear footfalls stumbling off into the maze of relic toys.
Voice of the Fire
15
He was, in fact, the monarch of the mountain, the great bear of Dunraven Pass.
Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
16
They threw their arms around each other in a great bear hug of brotherly affection.
The Valley of Horses
This collocation consists of:
Translations for great bear
Spanish
osa mayor
Great bear through the time
Great bear across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common