Meaning & use
bruin
A literary or folk name for a bear, often used in stories, fables, and nicknames for sports teams.
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The old fable describes Bruin lumbering through the forest in search of honey.
Fans cheered for the Bruin mascot as it danced across the ice at intermission.
A note on using this word
Bruin is a nickname rather than the ordinary word for the animal; use 'bear' in everyday, non-literary writing.
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