BRUIN

bruin

(noun) a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic ‘Reynard the Fox’

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bruin (plural bruins)

A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.

Anagrams

• Bruni, Burin, Rubin, burin, rub in, rubin

Source: Wiktionary


Bru"in, n. Etym: [D. bruin brown. In the epic poem of "Reynard the Fox" the bear is so called from his color. See Brown, a.]

Definition: A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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