ursine
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saɪn, -sɪnRelated forms
sub·ur·sine, adjective
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ursine (ˈɜːsaɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of, relating to, or resembling a bear or bears | |
| [C16: from Latin ursus a bear] | |
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Ursine
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Word Origin & History
ursine
"pertaining to a bear," c.1550, from L. ursinus "of or resembling a bear," from ursus "a bear," cognate with Gk. arktos (see arctic).
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| ursine (ûr'sīn') Pronunciation Key
Resembling or characteristic of bears. |
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Example sentences
The bear watcher would sit in a truck, hand poised on the horn to scare off any ursine that came into camp.
The press couldn't get enough of the ursine celebrity.
The fourth and final method for separating bears and people was to trap and relocate the ursine repeat offenders.
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