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ursine^¹

/ˈɜː.saɪn/ UK
/ˈɝsaɪn/ US
/ˈɝsɪn/ US

Where it comes from

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

adjective more ursine · most ursine

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.
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.

Similar: bearlike, bearly

noun ursines

A bear.

Ursine^²

proper noun

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

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adjective

Similar: bearlike, bearly

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adj of or relating to bears

Español	osuno
한국어	곰의 gom-ui
日本語	クマの kuma no
中文	熊的 xióng de
Français	ursin
Deutsch	Bären-
Italiano	orsino
Ελληνικά	αρκουδιάρικος arkoudiárikos
Русский	медве́жий medvéžij
العربية	دُبِّيّ dubbiyy

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@misc{ursine_2026,
  title = {ursine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ursine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}