ursid

American  

[ur-sid] / ˈɜr sɪd /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of ursid

< New Latin Ursidae, equivalent to Urs ( us ) a genus ( Latin: bear) + -idae -id ²

Example Sentences

Launched in 2014, the event allows bear fans to cast their ballots on which rotund ursid has done the best job of filling out for winter hibernation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2023

The contest pits 12 portly contenders against each other for the title of most aesthetically pleasing ursid in the weeks before they go into annual hibernation in Alaska’s Katmai national park.

From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2020

But Steve Searles, one of the most well-known ursid wranglers, the “bear whisperer” of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., is out of the job, yet another of wildlife conservation’s coronavirus victims.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2020

No one has ever suggested any topics of mutual interest to a middle-aged urban female and a 600-lb. free-ranging ursid.

From Time Magazine Archive