ursine

American  

[ur-sahyn, -sin] / ˈɜr saɪn, -sɪn /

adjective

1. of or relating to a bear or bears.

2. bearlike.

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ursine British  

/ ˈɜːsaɪn /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a bear or bears

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ursine Scientific  

/ ûr′sīn′ /

1. Resembling or characteristic of bears.

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Other Word Forms

• subursine adjective

Etymology

Origin of ursine

1540–50; < Latin ursīnus, equivalent to urs ( us ) bear + -īnus -ine ¹

Example Sentences

But nearby residents have expressed questions — and concerns — at their unfamiliar ursine neighbors.

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Break-ins dropped off after the bear was put down, but Sierra Madre officials say their ursine troubles are far from resolved.

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But what if the real ursine deal could be brought back?

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When Bruno is taken, Pearly ventures after him, enduring human evil and a challenging landscape to rescue her ursine brother.

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Searles set out to reteach the bears some boundaries using a combination of non-lethal methods — sometimes a gentle word, sometimes a sting to the hindquarters with rubber buckshot — that have netted ursine attention and respect.

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