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ursine

UK/ˈɜː.saɪn//ˈɝsaɪn/

ursine adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.

Adjective

ursine (comparative more ursine, superlative most ursine)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.
    • The British chief having undergone the ursine embrace of the Seikh monarch, the whole cavalcade proceeded towards the town.1832, Godfrey Mundy, chapter VI, in Pen and Pencil Sketches, Being the Journal of a Tour in India, volume 1, London: John Murray, page 320
    • […] the old man's eccentricities, sometimes bordering on the ursine, repelled the juniors […]1924, Herman Melville, chapter 8, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the bear subfamily Ursinae.
    • 2004, in Donald G. Lindburg and Karen Baragona (eds.), Giant Pandas: Biology and Conservation, Berkeley: University of California Press, Part Two, Introduction, p. 37, https://books.google.ca/books?id=bFKrwj73REIC&pg=PA37
  3. Covered in stiff bristles.

Noun

ursine (plural ursines)

  1. A bear.

Proper noun capitalized: Ursine

Ursine

  1. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.

ursine meaning in Arabic

ursine in Arabic

of or relating to bears
دُبِّيّ dubbiyy

Synonyms of ursine

Forms of ursine

Adjective
comparativemore ursine
superlativemost ursine
Noun
pluralursines

Origin of ursine

Mid 16th century, from Latin ursīnus, adjectival form of ursus (“bear”) + -ine.

Words formed from ursine

Phrases with ursine

Questions about ursine

What does ursine mean?
Ursine means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.
What is ursine in Arabic?
Ursine in Arabic is دُبِّيّ (dubbiyy). See Ursine meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is ursine?
Ursine can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ursine?
Ursine is pronounced /ˈɜː.saɪn/ (UK).

Words near ursine in the dictionary

  1. ursiform
  2. ursigram
  3. ursigrams
  4. ursilite
  5. ursin
  6. ursine
  7. ursine howler
  8. ursine howlers
  9. ursine seal
  10. ursine seals
  11. ursines

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