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This category contains English-language bear idioms. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. B. Bear (gay culture) (33 P)
A list of metaphors in the English language organised alphabetically by type. A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g.,
The polar bear was given its common name by Thomas Pennant in A Synopsis of Quadrupeds (1771). It was known as the "white bear" in Europe between the 13th and 18th centuries, as well as "ice bear", "sea bear" and "Greenland bear". The Norse referred to it as isbjørn ' ice bear ' and hvitebjørn ' white bear '. The bear is called nanook by the ...
Called the "I Turn Polar Bears White" riddle, it presents a series of cryptic statements that don't seem to make sense at first glance. Take a closer look at this perplexing puzzle and see if you ...
James VI and I received two polar bear cubs in 1609 and kept them in his bear garden. [13] The white bear, or its replacements, led to a number of public houses adopting the name "The White Bear". [11] [12] The bear may also have inspired the symbol's use on token coins such as those issued by traders in Bride Lane (off Fleet Street) in the ...
In Inuit religion, Nanook (/ ˈ n æ n uː k /; Inuktitut: ᓇᓄᖅ [1], [2] lit. "polar bear") was the master of bears, meaning he decided if hunters deserved success in finding and hunting bears and punished violations of taboos. [3] The word was popularized by Nanook of the North, the first feature-length documentary. [citation needed]
He is a funny polar bear; Also known as Backkom. Bert Willa's Wild Life: Bi-Polar Bear: Queer Duck: One of Queer Duck's friends. He often makes bad jokes that he alone finds funny. Big Mikey Bunsen Is a Beast: A Black Bear that was given to and named after Mikey in the episode, Bearly Acceptable Behavior. Blossom: Whisker Haven Tales with the ...
Pages in category "Fictional polar bears" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.