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family Ursidae

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Noun1.family Ursidaefamily Ursidae - bears and extinct related forms      
mammal family - a family of mammals
Carnivora, order Carnivora - cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
bear - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
genus Ursus, Ursus - type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears
Euarctos, genus Euarctos - American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
genus Selenarctos, Selenarctos - Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
genus Thalarctos, Thalarctos - polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
genus Melursus, Melursus - sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus


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