Ursine

//ˈɜː.saɪn// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bear.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.

    "The British chief having undergone the ursine embrace of the Seikh monarch, the whole cavalcade proceeded towards the town."

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

    "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. 3
    Covered in stiff bristles.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or similar to bears wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.

Synonyms

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bearlikebearlybearly

Example

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"The British chief having undergone the ursine embrace of the Seikh monarch, the whole cavalcade proceeded towards the town."

Etymology

Mid 16th century, from Latin ursīnus, adjectival form of ursus (“bear”) + -ine.

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