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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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nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
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chafeirritate
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
oculistophthalmologist
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans