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. (Zoƶl.) See Chacma.
– Ursine dasyure (Zoƶl.), the Tasmanian devil.
– Ursine howler (Zoƶl.), the araguato. See Illust. under Howler.
– Ursine seal. (Zoƶl.) See Sea bear, and the Note under 1st Seal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; āimmobilization of the injured knee was necessaryā
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