Meaning & use
ursid
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A member of the bear family (Ursidae), or an adjective describing something related to bears.
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The zoo's new exhibit features several ursid species, including the sun bear and the sloth bear.
Astronomers also use the word for the Ursid meteor shower, named for its radiant near Ursa Minor.
A note on using this word
Derives from Latin ursus, 'bear'; it appears both as a zoological noun and as the name of the December meteor shower.
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2. adjective
Relating to bears or the bear family.
Paleontologists studied the ursid fossils found in the cave.
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