English Explanatory Dictionary

dubb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Eurasian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus.

Word forms

dubb dubbs

Etymology

From Arabic دُبّ (dubb, “bear”). The Anglicization appears only rarely or ad hoc. One Richard Pococke in 1738 reported that the dubber was seen only rarely in Egypt.

Synonyms

Syrian bear Syrian brown bear

Related words

Dubhe Ursus arctos syriacus
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