URSINE

ursine

(adjective) of or relating to or similar to bears

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ursine (comparative more ursine, superlative most ursine)

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the bear subfamily Ursinae.

Synonyms

• bearlike

• bearly

Noun

ursine (plural ursines)

(zoology) A bear.

Anagrams

• insure, inures, nursie, rusine, urines

Proper noun

Ursine

A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.

Anagrams

• 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.

– Ursine dasyure (Zoöl.), the Tasmanian devil.

– Ursine howler (Zoöl.), the araguato. See Illust. under Howler.

– Ursine seal. (Zoöl.) See Sea bear, and the Note under 1st Seal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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