"dubb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dubbs [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic دُبّ (dubb, “bear”). The Anglicization appears only rarely or ad hoc. One Richard Pockocke in 1738 reported that the dubber was seen only rarely in Egypt. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|sem|sem-pro}}, {{bor|en|ar|دُبّ|t=bear}} Arabic دُبّ (dubb, “bear”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dubb (plural dubbs)
  1. The Eurasian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus. Wikipedia link: Richard Pockocke Categories (lifeform): Ursids Synonyms: Syrian bear, Syrian brown bear Related terms: Dubhe, Ursus arctos syriacus
    Sense id: en-dubb-en-noun-Dy4zdVkJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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