ursine
(adjective) of or relating to or similar to bears
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ursine (comparative more ursine, superlative most ursine)
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the bear subfamily Ursinae.
• bearlike
• bearly
ursine (plural ursines)
(zoology) A bear.
• insure, inures, nursie, rusine, urines
Ursine
A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.
• insure, inures, nursie, rusine, urines
Source: Wiktionary
Ur"sine, a. Etym: [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See Ursa.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear. Ursine baboon. (Zoöl.) See Chacma.
РUrsine dasyure (Zo̦l.), the Tasmanian devil.
РUrsine howler (Zo̦l.), the araguato. See Illust. under Howler.
РUrsine seal. (Zo̦l.) See Sea bear, and the Note under 1st Seal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
