Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the suborder Caniformia — the bears.

Etymologies

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Ursus +‎ -idae

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Examples

  • You're partly correct; pandas are now considered to be related to bears, based on molecular studies -- they are now classified in Ursidae.

    8 Books in 8 Weeks: Week Five ginmar 2010

  • I had never pegged myself for something from the Ursidae family.

    And, Lo! I Have A Spirit Animal. 2008

  • According to director of the Northern branch of the All-Russian research institute of hunting economy and fur farming Vladimir Korepanov, some of the footsteps belong to a bear, and some of them remind those of Primates and Ursidae simultaneously.

    - Boing Boing 2006

  • It means that, at first, they were put in the Carnivore class with Raccoons…. then, switched to ‘Ursidae’ – bear.

    Nom Nom Nom Nom - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • They were then placed in the family Ursidae because of similarities in DNA.

    Nom Nom Nom Nom - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • I had never pegged myself for something from the Ursidae family.

    Archive 2008-03-01 2008

  • Compare and contrast a minimum of three family level groups of animals within the same order Ursidae, Canidae, Procyonidae, for example.

    A Lesson In Creationist "Kinds" Christopher O'Brien 2007

  • Compare and contrast a minimum of three family level groups of animals within the same order Ursidae, Canidae, Procyonidae, for example.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Christopher O'Brien 2007

  • Compare and contrast a minimum of three family level groups of animals within the same order Ursidae, Canidae, Procyonidae, for example.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Christopher O'Brien 2007

  • Compare and contrast a minimum of three family level groups of animals within the same order Ursidae, Canidae, Procyonidae, for example.

    A Lesson In Creationist "Kinds" Christopher O'Brien 2007

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