Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Ursidae — the American blackbear , thepolar bear and thegrizzly (orbrown bear ) are all species of the genus Ursus..
Etymologies
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Examples
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At $200, this resin bust of Planet of the Apes's General Ursus is impossible to justify as an acquisition, but it is going into the list of things to buy after I make my first trillion.
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One of them is 8 feet tall, weighs over 1,000 pounds and bears the name Ursus arctos horribilis, and the other is a hockey mom.
The Daily Campus 2008
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A Romanian beer called Ursus and a beer from Ghana called Xcape (ph).
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“Correct—that is why they are called Ursus horri-bilis,” Mary agreed.
The Berrybender Narratives Larry McMurtry 2004
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He stood at the commander's left hand while the man he had dubbed Ursus sprawled on a bench to the right.
Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1991
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He stood at the commander's left hand while the man he had dubbed Ursus sprawled on a bench to the right.
Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1991
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Relics of him are shown in many churches of Switzerland, and since the twelfth century the baptismal name Ursus is very common in the neighbourhood of Solothurn.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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Vinicius rubbed his astonished eyes, and saw before him the gigantic figure of the Lygian, called Ursus, whom he had seen at the house of
Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero Henryk Sienkiewicz 1881
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Perhaps mammals such as Ursus maritimus did not coexist with the giant reptiles at all.
The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007
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In '' Ursus '', the smallest of the six bears is the sun bear ( '' Ursus malayanus '').
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