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bruin

[ broo-in ]
/ ˈbru ɪn /
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noun
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
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Origin of bruin

1475–85; <Middle Dutch bruyn, bruun literally, the brown one, name of the bear in the fable of Reynard the Fox
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British Dictionary definitions for bruin

bruin
/ (ˈbruːɪn) /

noun
a name for a bear, used in children's tales, fables, etc

Word Origin for bruin

C17: from Dutch bruin brown, the name of the bear in the epic Reynard the Fox
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