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cub

[kuhb] / kʌb /
NOUN
young
Synonyms


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The cub eventually got up and walked off on its own just after 2 a.m.,

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

In the fall, she was seen again, but this time with two cubs - the original cub that had been tagged and another without a tag.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Researchers tracking wild polar bears in northern Canada witnessed something exceedingly rare this fall: a mother bear adopting a cub that was not biologically her own.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

On Christmas Day in 2017, he saw a small bear cub run across his yard.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

The cub demolished it in its powerful jaws, then curled up and went instantly to sleep: a gently heaving ball of hot grey fur.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver