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Meaning of ursine

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ursine

Pronunciation:/ˈɜː.saɪn//ˈɝːsaɪn/

noun

Definitions

  1. A bear.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.

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

    Example: 2004, in Donald G. Lindburg and Karen Baragona (eds.), Giant Pandas: Biology and Conservation, Berkeley: University of California Press, Part Two, Introduction, p. 37, https//books.google.ca/books?id=bFKrwj73REIC&pg=PA37

  3. (of caterpillars) Covered in stiff bristles.