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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuborder Caniformia — thebears .
Etymologies
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Examples
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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
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I had never pegged myself for something from the Ursidae family.
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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
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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
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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
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I had never pegged myself for something from the Ursidae family.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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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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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
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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
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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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