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Answer for the clue "Big and burly, maybe ", 6 letters:
ursine

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ursine \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 ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"pertaining to a bear," 1550s, from Latin ursinus "of or resembling a bear," from ursus "a bear," cognate with Greek arktos , from PIE *rtko- (see Arctic ).

Usage examples of ursine.

Ladd Devine the Third, big timber and mining companies, and out-of-state hunters and tourists before it benefited the poor people of Milagro, the poor people of Milagro tended to look upon Smokey the Bear as a kind of ursine .

While she recounted the adventures of the ungrateful Goldilocks ransacking the home of three nonoffensive ursines, Valerie had the growing urge to burst out into hysterical laughter.