"nanook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nanooks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Inuktitut ᓇᓄᖅ (nanoq, “polar bear”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|iu|ᓇᓄᖅ||polar bear}} Inuktitut ᓇᓄᖅ (nanoq, “polar bear”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nanook (plural nanooks)
  1. (Alaska) A polar bear. Wikipedia link: nanook Categories (lifeform): Ursids
    Sense id: en-nanook-en-noun-q~aofUaa Categories (other): Alaska English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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