grolar bear
n.— «DNA analysis has confirmed that a bear shot in the Canadian Arctic last month is a half-polar bear, half-grizzly hybrid.…Stirling says the hybrid has no official name, though locals have taken to calling it a “pizzly” and a “grolar bear.”» —“Photo in the News: Polar Bear-Grizzly Hybrid Discovered” by John Roach National Geographic News May 11, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Imagine telling someone how to get to your home, but without using the name of your street, or any other street within ten miles. Could you do it? We take street names for granted, but these words are useful for far more, like applying for a job or...
Perfect sentences and slang that tickles your mind! A new book of writing advice says a good sentence “imposes a logic on the world’s weirdness” and pares away options for meaning, word by word. • Your musician friend may refer to his guitar as an...