ursine

adjective

Of or characteristic of bears or a bear.

Of or pertaining to a bear or bears: as, an ursine genus; related to the bear; arctoid: as, the ursine series of Carnivora; resembling a bear or what relates to a bear: as, an ursine walk.

In entomology, thickly clothed with long, bristle-like, erect hairs: applied especially to certain lepidopterous larvæ.

noun

A bear; any member of the family Ursidæ.

adjective

Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear.

adjective

See Chacma.

adjective

the Tasmanian devil.

adjective

the araguato. See Illust. under Howler.

adjective

See Sea bear, and the Note under 1st Seal.

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.