: of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
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: suggesting or characteristic of a bear
a lumbering ursine gait
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebHis camera also captured clear photos of bear cubs, offering evidence that the unidentified animal was not ursine. Lauren Kent, Outside Online, 11 Aug. 2022 And now that Paddington will step furry foot on stage, there is simply no excuse for another big stage — the Oscars — to continue ignoring the most important ursine entertainer of our time. Marc Snetiker, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2019 While some welcome the ursine renaissance, others suffer from it.The Economist, 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, 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, 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, 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, 29 June 2018 In some ways, the bear was like her ursine brother. Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018 See More