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Best Answer: Grizzly bears are so called not because they are 'grisly' --- that is, horrifying or gruesomely unpleasant --- but because of their grizzled or gray hairs. Wow good question! I never thought of that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_bea...
Family. Ursidae is the family name for all bear species. Genus. The Ursus genus describes closely related bears including polar bears, black bears, and polar bears. Species (Most specific category containing only one organism) Grizzly bears belong to their own species with the species name arctos.