Ursidae
         n 1: bears and extinct related forms [syn: {Ursidae}, {family
               Ursidae}]

English Dictionary: Ursidae	by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bear \Bear\, n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer, OHG. bero,       pero, G. b[84]r, Icel. & Sw. bj[94]rn, and possibly to L.       fera wild beast, Gr. [?] beast, Skr. bhalla bear.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the             closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora,             but they live largely on fruit and insects.          Note: The European brown bear ({U. arctos}), the white polar                bear ({U. maritimus}), the grizzly bear ({U.                horribilis}), the American black bear, and its variety                the cinnamon bear ({U. Americanus}), the Syrian bear                ({Ursus Syriacus}), and the sloth bear, are among the                notable species.          2. (Zo[94]l.) An animal which has some resemblance to a bear             in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly             bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear.          3. (Astron.) One of two constellations in the northern             hemisphere, called respectively the {Great Bear} and the             {Lesser Bear}, or {Ursa Major} and {Ursa Minor}.          4. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.          5. (Stock Exchange) A person who sells stocks or securities             for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the             market.          Note: The bears and bulls of the Stock Exchange, whose                interest it is, the one to depress, and the other to                raise, stocks, are said to be so called in allusion to                the bear's habit of pulling down, and the bull's of                tossing up.          6. (Mach.) A portable punching machine.          7. (Naut.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to             scour the deck.          {Australian bear}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Koala}.          {Bear baiting}, the sport of baiting bears with dogs.          {Bear caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the hairy larva of a moth,             esp. of the genus {Euprepia}.          {Bear garden}.             (a) A place where bears are kept for diversion or                   fighting.             (b) Any place where riotous conduct is common or                   permitted. --M. Arnold.          {Bear leader}, one who leads about a performing bear for             money; hence, a facetious term for one who takes charge of             a young man on his travels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urechitin \U`re*chi"tin\, n. (Chem.)       A glucoside extracted from the leaves of a certain plant       ({Urechitis suberecta}) as a bitter white crystalline       substance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urechitin \U`re*chi"tin\, n. (Chem.)       A glucoside extracted from the leaves of a certain plant       ({Urechitis suberecta}) as a bitter white crystalline       substance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urechitoxin \U`re*chi*tox"in\, n. [Urechitin + toxic + -in.]       (Chem.)       A poisonous glucoside found accompanying urechitin, and       extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urge \Urge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Urged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Urging}.] [L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See {Wreak}, v. t.]       1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.                         Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight.                                                                               --Pope.          2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives,             arguments, persuasion, or importunity.                         My brother never Did urge me in his act; I did                      inquire it.                                       --Shak.          3. To provoke; to exasperate. [R.]                         Urge not my father's anger.               --Shak.          4. To press hard upon; to follow closely                         Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. --Pope.          5. To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention;             to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the             necessity of a case.          6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent             measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.          Syn: To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate;                encourage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Urosteon \[d8]U*ros"te*on\, n.; pl. L. {Urostea}, E.       {Urosteons}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the tail + [?] a bone.]       (Anat.)       A median ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum       of some birds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urostege \U"ro*stege\, n. [2d uro- + Gr. [?] roof.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the plates on the under side of the tail of a serpent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Urosteon \[d8]U*ros"te*on\, n.; pl. L. {Urostea}, E.       {Urosteons}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the tail + [?] a bone.]       (Anat.)       A median ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum       of some birds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urosternite \U`ro*ster"nite\, n. [2d uro- + sternum.] (Zo[94]l.)       The sternal, or under piece, of any one of the uromeres of       insects and other arthropods.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urostyle \U"ro*style\, n. [2d uro- + Gr. [?] a pillar.] (Anat.)       A styliform process forming the posterior extremity of the       vertebral column in some fishes and amphibians.