URSINE


Meaning of URSINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈər-ˌsīn ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin ursinus, from ursus bear — more at arctic

Date: circa 1550

1. : of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)

2. : suggesting or characteristic of a bear

a lumbering ursine gait

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.