"dog-bear" meaning in All languages combined

See dog-bear on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dog-bears [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dog-bear (plural dog-bears)
  1. An extinct doglike species of bear found in Europe, Asia and North America during the Miocene epoch; a hemicyonine.
    Sense id: en-dog-bear-en-noun-GubWDWWk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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