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ursine

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ur·sine  (ûrsn)
adj.
Of or characteristic of bears or a bear.
[Latin ursnus, from ursus, bear; see tko- in Indo-European roots.]
ursine [ˈɜːsaɪn]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or resembling a bear or bears
[from Latin ursus a bear]
ursine  (ûrsn)
Resembling or characteristic of bears.
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Adj.1.ursineursine - of or relating to or similar to bears


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One perhaps was ursine chiefly, another feline chiefly, another bovine chiefly; but each was tainted with other creatures,--a kind of generalised animalism appearing through the specific dispositions.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
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