Ursus

Examples

• All

• I've come in hopes of getting a glimpse of the popular park's featured residents -- black bears, Ursus americanus -- which are outnumbered only by the influx of human visitors.

  Academic text (2011)

• The scientist studied the ursus to learn more about its behavior in the wild.

• But meanwhile, you could just sit here and nurse your battered pride, and your Scotch, and I'll get us our ursus horribilis.

  Grizzly (1976)

• Ursus americanus.

  The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)

• The documentary featured footage of several ursus as they foraged for food in the forest.

Synonyms

G

genus Ursus

vsUrsus

• Specialized

9.7

A group of bears that includes brown and polar bears

is a plain biological description of the genus without the formal family label

Compounds

G

genus Ursus

• Specialized

9.7

A group of bears that includes brown and polar bears

U

Ursus arctos

• Specialized

7.9

A large brown bear that lives in Europe, Asia and North America

U

Ursus arctos horribilis

• Specialized

8.9

A large brown bear called the grizzly that lives in western North America

U

Ursus arctos middendorffi

• Specialized

9.9

A very large brown bear that lives on Kodiak Island and nearby coasts of Alaska and British Columbia

U

Ursus arctos syriacus

• Specialized

9.9

A type of brown bear from the Middle East with yellowish-grey fur

U

Ursus horribilis

• Specialized

8.2

A large strong brown bear that lives in western North America called a grizzly bear

U

Ursus americanus

• Specialized

7.2

A medium-sized North American bear that is usually black or brown and not very aggressive

U

Ursus middendorffi

• Specialized

9.9

A very large brown bear that lives on coasts of Alaska and British Columbia

U

Ursus thibetanus

• Specialized

9.6

A kind of bear with black fur and a white moon shape on its chest from central and eastern Asia

Surface Forms

Etymology