"snowbear" meaning in English

See snowbear in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-snowbear.wav Forms: snowbears [plural]
Etymology: From snow + bear. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|snow|bear}} snow + bear Head templates: {{en-noun}} snowbear (plural snowbears)
  1. A figure of a bear made from snow in the style of a snowman. Categories (topical): Snow
    Sense id: en-snowbear-en-noun-Ziwr35ya Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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