grizzled skipper

Entom .: A small butterfly-Thymele alveoius, of the family Hesperide. The wings are blackish, tinged with green and with creamy spots. The larva feeds on the raspberry. ( Stainton .) griz-zlý, a. & s. [Eng. grizzl ( e ); -y.] A. As adj .: Of a grayish color; grayish. "Through the realms where grizzly specters dwell." Cowper: To Charles Deodati. (Trans.) B. As subst.: [GRIZZLY-BEAR.] grizzly-bear, grisly-bear, †grizzle-bear, 8. 1. Zool.: Ursus ferox . A huge bear, sometimes nine feet from the nose to the end of the very short tail, and weighing 800 lbs. The hair, which varies between gray and blackish brown, is more or le grizzled, whence the animal's English name. It inhabits North America, especially the Rocky Mountains. It feeds partly on fruits and roots, but partly also on animal food. 2. Palæont .: Ursus priscus, of the Post-Tertiary caves, is supposed to be the same as the Grizzly bear.