ursine

/ˈɜː.saɪn//ˈɝːsaɪn/

noun

  1. 1

    A bear.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.

  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

    (of caterpillars) Covered in stiff bristles.

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