ursine

a. 熊的, 像熊的

发音

UK /ˈɜː.saɪn/
US /ˈɝsaɪn/
US /ˈɝsɪn/

词形变化

ursines 复数 ursines more ursine 比较级 most ursine 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bear.

    生物 动物学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.

    熊的

    […] we noted that a preponderance of the evidence supports an ursine origin for the giant panda.

  2. 2.

    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the bear subfamily Ursinae.

    2004, in Donald G. Lindburg and Karen Baragona (eds.), Giant Pandas: Biology and Conservation, Berkeley: University of California Press, Part Two, Introduction, p. 37, https://books.google.ca/books?id=bFKrwj73REIC&pg=PA37

  3. 3.

    Covered in stiff bristles.

    生物 动物学

相关短语

词源

Mid 16th century, from Latin ursīnus, adjectival form of ursus (“bear”) + -ine.

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