bru·in
(bro͞o′ĭn)n.
A bear.
[Middle English, name of the bear in History of Reynard the Fox, translated by William Caxton from Middle Dutch bruun, bruin, brown, name of the bear in the Middle Dutch version of the fable; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]
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bruin
(ˈbruːɪn)n
(European Myth & Legend) a name for a bear, used in children's tales, fables, etc
[C17: from Dutch bruin brown, the name of the bear in the epic Reynard the Fox]
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bru•in
(ˈbru ɪn)n.
a bear, esp. a European brown bear.
[1475–85; < Middle Dutch bruyn, bruun literally, the brown one]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  bruin - a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'bear - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws |
| 2. |  bruin - large ferocious bear of Eurasia 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 Syrian bear, Ursus arctos syriacus - yellowish-grey Syrian brown bear grizzly, grizzly bear, silvertip, silver-tip, Ursus arctos horribilis, Ursus horribilis - powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America Alaskan brown bear, Kodiak bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi, Ursus middendorffi, Kodiak - brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia |
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Translations
bruin
n → (Meister) Petz m
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