ursine en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Mid 16th century, from Latin ursīnus, adjectival form of ursus (“bear”) + -ine.
Meanings
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Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.
[…] we noted that a preponderance of the evidence supports an ursine origin for the giant panda.
2004, in Donald G. Lindburg and Karen Baragona (eds.), Giant Pandas: Biology and Conservation, Berkeley: University of California Press, Part Two, Introduction, p. 77, https://books.google.ca/books?id=bFKrwj73REIC&pg=PA77The 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.:
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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
- (of caterpillars) Covered in stiff bristles.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more ursine | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most ursine | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ursine seal · ursine baboon · ursine dasyure · subursine · ursine howler · brankursine
Synonyms
Translations (31)
sh мѐдвеђӣ (of or relating to bears) · eo ursa (of or relating to bears) · io ursala (of or relating to bears) · ja クマの (of or relating to bears) · pl niedźwiedzi (of or relating to bears) · sk medvedí (of or relating to bears) · ar دُبِّيّ (of or relating to bears) · uk ведме́жий (of or relating to bears) · fr ursin (of or relating to bears) · sl medvedji (of or relating to bears) · bg ме́чешки (of or relating to bears) · es osuno (of or relating to bears) · ang biren (of or relating to bears) · uk ведме́дячий (of or relating to bears) · cmn 熊的 (of or relating to bears) · el αρκουδιάρικος (of or relating to bears) · mk мечкин (of or relating to bears) · sh mèdveđī (of or relating to bears) · sh мѐдвјеђӣ (of or relating to bears) · grc ἄρκτειος (of or relating to bears) · vo berik (of or relating to bears) · ru медве́жий (of or relating to bears) · sh mèdvjeđī (of or relating to bears) · nl beer- (of or relating to bears) · be мядзве́джы (of or relating to bears) · ko 곰의 (of or relating to bears) · de Bären- (of or relating to bears) · la ursīnus (of or relating to bears) · it orsino (of or relating to bears) · fi karhu- (of or relating to bears) · cs medvědí (of or relating to bears)