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ursid
[ ur-sid ]
/ ˈɜr sɪd /
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noun
any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
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Origin of ursid
Words nearby ursid
urostyle, Urquhart, Urquhart Castle, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, ursid, Ursids, ursiform, ursine, ursine dasyure, ursine howler
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How to use ursid in a sentence
Instead, the crafty ursids stalk seals on nearby glacial mélange — a floating mishmash of icebergs, sea ice fragments and snow that persists year-round near the front of glaciers in the fjords, researchers report in the June 17 Science.
Some polar bears in Greenland survive on surprisingly little sea ice|Nikk Ogasa|June 16, 2022|Science News