Crossword clues for ursine
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 Howler.
Ursine seal. (Zo["o]l.) See Sea bear, and the Note under 1st Seal.
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).
Wiktionary
a. 1 Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears. 2 (context entomology of caterpillars English) Covered in stiff bristles.
WordNet
adj. of or relating to or similar to bears
Wikipedia
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.