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Meaning of URSINE

Pronunciation:  'ursIn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  of or relating to similar to bears
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ur"sine\, a. [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See
{Ursa}.]
Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear.
{Ursine baboon}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Chacma}.
{Ursine dasyure} (Zo["o]l.), the Tasmanian devil.
{Ursine howler} (Zo["o]l.), the araguato. See Illust. under
   {Howler}.
{Ursine seal}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Sea bear}, and the Note under
   1st {Seal}.
 

 

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