Kodiak bear

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

Ko′diak bear′, 

1. Mammals a large, brown bear, Ursus (arctos) middendorffi, inhabiting coastal areas of Alaska and British Columbia, that grows to a length of 9 ft. (2.7 m). Also called Kodiak. 

• 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Kodiak bear, Kodiak noun

1. a large variety of the brown bear, Ursus arctos, inhabiting the west coast of Alaska and neighbouring islands, esp Kodiak