Griz"zly (?), a. Somewhat gray; grizzled.

Old squirrels that turn grizzly.

Bacon.

Grizzly bear(Zoöl.), a large and ferocious bear (Ursus horribilis) of Western North America and the Rocky Mountains. It is remarkable for the great length of its claws.

Griz"zly, n.; pl. Grizzlies (&?;). 1. (Zoöl.) A grizzly bear. See under Grizzly, a.

2. pl. In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices. [Local, U. S.] Raymond.