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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An ursine creature was caught taking part in the bear necessities at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
When Bruno is taken, Pearly ventures after him, enduring human evil and a challenging landscape to rescue her ursine brother.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
And at least one of those ursine creatures has come lumbering back with her.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Fairfax has become one of the nation’s top beaver evangelists, gaining fans with her stop-motion animation video showing how beaver wetlands can slow the intensity of wildfire, and for her concept of Smokey the Beaver as a counterpart to the Fire Service’s ursine poster child for fire suppression.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
When Bruno is taken, Pearly ventures after him, enduring human evil and a challenging landscape to rescue her ursine brother.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
And at least one of those ursine creatures has come lumbering back with her.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Fairfax has become one of the nation’s top beaver evangelists, gaining fans with her stop-motion animation video showing how beaver wetlands can slow the intensity of wildfire, and for her concept of Smokey the Beaver as a counterpart to the Fire Service’s ursine poster child for fire suppression.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Ursine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ursine. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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