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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUrsid
/ˈɜːrsɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Any member of the mammalian family Ursidae, comprising the bears.
"Researchers tracked the seasonal migration patterns of several ursids across the protected forest reserve."
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Relating to or characteristic of bears.
"The paleontologists analyzed the ancient ursid fossils discovered in the limestone cave."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the New Latin taxonomic family name Ursidae, formed from the Latin 'ursus' (bear) and the Greek suffix '-idae' (denoting a zoological family). It entered scientific and biological English usage in the 19th century to systematically classify animals belonging to the bear family.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ursid" is said worldwide
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ursidé
Transliteration: yʁ.si.de
"L'ours polaire est un grand ursidé adapté au froid arctique."
Bärenartiger
Transliteration: ˈbɛːnˌʔaʁtɪɡɐ
"Der Braunbär ist der bekannteste Vertreter der Bärenartigen."
urside
Transliteration: ˈur.zi.de
"Gli ursidi sono mammiferi carnivori diffusi in tutto il mondo."
úrsido
Transliteration: ˈuɾ.si.ðo
"El oso panda es un úrsido endémico de China."
ursídeo
Transliteration: uɾˈsi.de.u
"O urso-pardo é um mamífero ursídeo de grande porte."
भालू कुल का जीव
Transliteration: bhalu kul ka jeev
"भालू कुल के प्राणी ठंडे प्रदेशों में भी पाए जाते हैं।"
熊科动物
Transliteration: xióng kē dòng wù
"大熊猫是广受欢迎的熊科动物之一。"
곰과 동물
Transliteration: gom-gwa dong-mul
"북극곰은 추운 지방에 사는 곰과 동물입니다."
クマ科
Transliteration: kuma-ka
"グリズリーは北米に生息するクマ科の動物です。"
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