subursine

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adjective

Not perfectly ursine; only somewhat like a bear.

“a subursine plantigrade”

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Meanings

adjectivesubursine (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerarebiologyNot perfectly ursine; only somewhat like a bear.

    a subursine plantigrade

Origin

From sub- + ursine.

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Cite this entry
APA

subursine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subursine

MLA

“subursine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subursine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subursine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subursine.

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