how to pronounce ursine

/ˈɜː.saɪn/

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ursine is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of ursine

adjective:

Covered in stiff bristles.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the bear subfamily Ursinae.

noun:

A bear.

name:

A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.

ursine frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ursine occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ursine can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ursine can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;