URSUS

Ursus, genus Ursus

(noun) type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ur"sus, n. Etym: [L., a bear.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of Carnivora including the common bears.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 March 2025

LEPTOMENINGES

(noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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