ursine

adj

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

1. 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.”

   “[…] the old man's eccentricities, sometimes bordering on the ursine, repelled the juniors […]”

2. 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”

3. Covered in stiff bristles.

name

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

noun

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

1. A bear.