ursine
adjective
ur·sine
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Definition of ursine
1
: of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
2
: suggesting or characteristic of a bear
a lumbering ursine gait
Examples of ursine in a Sentence
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While some welcome the ursine renaissance, others suffer from it. — The Economist, "In Japan, fewer people means more animals," 11 July 2019 His Twitter account Mondo Mascots functions as an English-language bestiary of fantastical characters, from Abeno Bear (the cloud-eating ursine representative of an Osaka skyscraper) to Zag-chan (the mascot of the Zagzag pharmacy chain). — Corinne Purtill, Quartzy, "The English-speaking internet’s best guide to Japanese mascots," 8 June 2019 Others will carry a bear canister, such as the BearVault BV500 to help keep ursine intruders at bay. — Kraig Becker, Popular Mechanics, "How to Set Up Camp," 2 Apr. 2019 Its cuddly ursine protagonist (innocently voiced by Ben Whishaw) goes down like a warm cup of tea on a blustery day. — Eliza Berman, Time, "Best Movies of 2018 So Far," 4 June 2018 Navigating a course that included over 18,000 feet of elevation gain, a dangerous river crossing, and an ursine surprise, Walmsley somehow managed to average 8 minutes and 40 seconds per mile… over 100 miles. — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, "The Ultrarunning Hall of Fame," 29 June 2018 In some ways, the bear was like her ursine brother. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award runner-up: "Am I Not Your Animal" by Matt Jones," 2 June 2018 Constantin, an amiable, ursine fellow just a month shy of his 50th birthday, sits in his football office. — John Walters, Newsweek, "Canada's Laval University Shows How to Do Football Right," 26 Oct. 2014 The sculpture, installed in 2005, has become a trademark image of Denver, a nod to its ursine neighbors roaming its outlying parks suburbs. — Amisha Padnani, New York Times, "Lawrence Argent, Sculptor Who Was Big on Whimsy, Dies at 60," 13 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ursine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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