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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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