Animal whose Greek name is the etymology of the word "arctic" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BEAR Animal whose Greek name is the etymology of the word "arctic" (4) New York Times Jul 3, 2025
7% ASP Animal in a garnish etymology (3) Newsday Aug 29, 2026
6% RHINO Animal whose full name comes from the Greek for "nose horn" (5) The New Yorker Mini Aug 28, 2026
6% RAT Animal whose name in Chinese is the same as the word for mouse (3) NYT Easy Mode Aug 26, 2026
6% EWE Animal whose name is a homophone of a pronoun (3) The Atlantic Jul 31, 2026
6% HIPPO Animal whose full name stems from "river horse" in Greek (5) The Times Specialist Jul 13, 2026
5% DIASPORA Word from Greek for "scatter" (8) Newsday Sep 12, 2026
5% POLAR Arctic (5) Premier Sunday Sep 6, 2026
5% HATHAYOGA Exercise system whose name includes the Sanskrit word for "force" (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 30, 2026
5% AUKS Arctic seabirds (4) LA Times Daily Aug 23, 2026

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