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Etymology

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Compound of grot (cave) +‎ -en- +‎ beer (bear), calque of Latin Ursus spelaeus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɔ.tə(n)ˌbeːr/
  • Hyphenation: grot‧ten‧beer

Noun

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grottenbeer m (plural grottenberen)

  1. (uncommon) cave bear, Ursus spelaeus
    Synonym: holenbeer