GRE Word List

URSINE

of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)

The meaning of the word ursine is of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae).

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asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
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entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
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nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch