genus ursus

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   type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears

   SynonymsUrsus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofUrsidae

Questions about genus ursus

What does genus ursus mean?

genus ursus means "type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears".

What is another word for genus ursus?

Close synonyms include Ursus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus ursus a common word?

genus ursus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.