Ursus

See also: ursus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin ursus (“bear”).

Proper noun

Ursus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Ursidae – bears.

Hypernyms

(species): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder; Ursidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Ursus arctos (brown bear) - type species; Ursus americanus (American black bear), Ursus maritimus (polar bear), Ursus thibetanus (Asian black bear) - other extant species

References

Ursus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ursus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ursus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ursus at AnimalBase
Ursus at Encyclopedia of Life
Ursus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Ursus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Ursus at World Register of Marine Species

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