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urchin
n 1: poor and often mischievous city child

English Dictionary: urging	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
urge incontinence n urinary incontinence that is generally attributable to involuntary contracts of the bladder muscle resulting in an urgent need to urinate accompanied by a sudden loss of urine; most common in people over 60 years of age
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
urge on v spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" Synonym(s): cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" Synonym(s): urge, urge on, press, exhort
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urgency n the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need" an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs" insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree" Synonym(s): importunity, urgency, urging
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urgent adj compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair" Synonym(s): pressing, urgent
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urgently adv with great urgency; "health care reform is needed urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash" Synonym(s): urgently, desperately
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Urginea n Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae Synonym(s): Urginea, genus Urginea
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Urginea maritima n having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties Synonym(s): sea squill, sea onion, squill, Urginea maritima
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urging n a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" Synonym(s): goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree" Synonym(s): importunity, urgency, urging
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Urocyon n grey foxes Synonym(s): Urocyon, genus Urocyon
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Urocyon cinereoargenteus n dark grey American fox; from Central America through southern United States Synonym(s): grey fox, gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
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urogenital adj of or relating to the urinary and reproductive systems
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urogenital apparatus n the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine Synonym(s): urogenital system, urogenital apparatus, urinary system, urinary apparatus, genitourinary system, genitourinary apparatus, systema urogenitale, apparatus urogenitalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
urogenital cleft n the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal cleft}, urogenital cleft, rima pudendi, rima vulvae, pudendal cleavage, pudendal slit, vulvar slit]
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urogenital medicine n the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system Synonym(s): urology, urogenital medicine
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urogenital system n the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine Synonym(s): urogenital system, urogenital apparatus, urinary system, urinary apparatus, genitourinary system, genitourinary apparatus, systema urogenitale, apparatus urogenitalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
urokinase n protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis Synonym(s): plasminogen activator, urokinase
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Ursa Major n a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star Synonym(s): Great Bear, Ursa Major
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Ursa Minor n a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star Synonym(s): Little Bear, Ursa Minor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ursine adj of or relating to or similar to bears
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ursine dasyure n small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail Synonym(s): Tasmanian devil, ursine dasyure, Sarcophilus hariisi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ursinia n any of various plants of the genus Ursinia grown for their yellow- or orange- or white-rayed flowers
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Uruguayan adj of or relating to or characteristic of Uruguay or its people n a native or inhabitant of Uruguay
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Uruguayan monetary unit n monetary unit in Uruguay
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Uruguayan peso n the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos Synonym(s): Uruguayan peso, peso
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urchin \Ur"chin\, a. Rough; pricking; piercing. [R.] [bd]Helping all urchin blasts.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urchin \Ur"chin\, n. [OE. urchon, irchon, a hedgehog, OF. ire[cced]on, eri[cced]on, heri[?]on, herichon, F. h[82]risson, a derivative fr. L. ericius, from er a hedgehog, for her; akin to Gr. [?]. Cf. {Herisson}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A hedgehog. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A sea urchin. See {Sea urchin}. 3. A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a hedgehog. [bd]We 'll dress [them] like urchins, ouphes, and fairies.[b8] --Shak. 4. A pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a boy. And the urchins that stand with their thievish eyes Forever on watch ran off each with a prize. --W. Howitt. You did indeed dissemble, you urchin you; but where's the girl that won't dissemble for an husband? --Goldsmith. 5. One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders, arranged around a carding drum; -- so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog. --Knight. {Urchin fish} (Zo[94]l.), a diodon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urchin \Ur"chin\, n. [OE. urchon, irchon, a hedgehog, OF. ire[cced]on, eri[cced]on, heri[?]on, herichon, F. h[82]risson, a derivative fr. L. ericius, from er a hedgehog, for her; akin to Gr. [?]. Cf. {Herisson}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A hedgehog. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A sea urchin. See {Sea urchin}. 3. A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a hedgehog. [bd]We 'll dress [them] like urchins, ouphes, and fairies.[b8] --Shak. 4. A pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a boy. And the urchins that stand with their thievish eyes Forever on watch ran off each with a prize. --W. Howitt. You did indeed dissemble, you urchin you; but where's the girl that won't dissemble for an husband? --Goldsmith. 5. One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders, arranged around a carding drum; -- so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog. --Knight. {Urchin fish} (Zo[94]l.), a diodon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urchon \Ur"chon\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The urchin, or hedgehog.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urgence \Ur"gence\, n. Urgency. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urgency \Ur"gen*cy\, n. [Cf. F. urgence.] The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urgent \Ur"gent\, a. [L. urgens, p. pr. of urgere: cf. F. urgent. See {Urge}.] Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important. [bd]The urgent hour.[b8] --Shak. Some urgent cause to ordain the contrary. --Hooker. The Egyptians were urgent upon the people that they might send them out of the land in haste. --Ex. xii. 33.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urgently \Ur"gent*ly\, adv. In an urgent manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squill \Squill\, n. [F. squille (also scille a squill, in sense 1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr. [?].] 1. (Bot.) (a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant ({Urginea, formerly Scilla, maritima}), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine. Called also {sea onion}. (b) Any bulbous plant of the genus {Scilla}; as, the bluebell squill ({S. mutans}). 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A squilla. (b) A mantis.
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]:
Urogenital \U`rogen"ital\, a. [1st uro- + genital.] (Anat.) Same as {Urinogenital}.
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Urosome \U"ro*some\, n. [2d uro- + -some body.] (Zo[94]l.) The abdomen, or post-abdomen, of arthropods.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uroxanate \Urox"anate\, n. (Chem.) A salt of uroxanic acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uroxanic \U`rox*an"ic\, a. [Uric + alloxan.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {C5H8N4O6}, which is obtained, as a white crystalline substance, by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Indican \In"di*can\, n. [See {Indigo}.] 1. (Chem.) A glucoside obtained from woad (indigo plant) and other plants, as a yellow or light brown sirup. It has a nauseous bitter taste, a decomposes or drying. By the action of acids, ferments, etc., it breaks down into sugar and indigo. It is the source of natural indigo. 2. (Physiol. Chem.) An indigo-forming substance, found in urine, and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin). Chemically, it is indoxyl sulphate of potash, {C8H6NSO4K}, and is derived from the indol formed in the alimentary canal. Called also {uroxanthin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uroxanthin \U`ro*xan"thin\, n. [1st uro- + xanthin.] (Physiol. Chem.) Same as {Indican}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Indican \In"di*can\, n. [See {Indigo}.] 1. (Chem.) A glucoside obtained from woad (indigo plant) and other plants, as a yellow or light brown sirup. It has a nauseous bitter taste, a decomposes or drying. By the action of acids, ferments, etc., it breaks down into sugar and indigo. It is the source of natural indigo. 2. (Physiol. Chem.) An indigo-forming substance, found in urine, and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin). Chemically, it is indoxyl sulphate of potash, {C8H6NSO4K}, and is derived from the indol formed in the alimentary canal. Called also {uroxanthin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uroxanthin \U`ro*xan"thin\, n. [1st uro- + xanthin.] (Physiol. Chem.) Same as {Indican}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ursa \Ur"sa\, n. [L. ursa a she-bear, also, a constellation, fem. of ursus a bear. Cf. {Arctic}.] (Astron.) Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below. {Ursa Major} [L.], the Great Bear, one of the most conspicuous of the northern constellations. It is situated near the pole, and contains the stars which form the Dipper, or Charles's Wain, two of which are the Pointers, or stars which point towards the North Star. {Ursa Minor} [L.], the Little Bear, the constellation nearest the north pole. It contains the north star, or polestar, which is situated in the extremity of the tail.
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]:
Ursa \Ur"sa\, n. [L. ursa a she-bear, also, a constellation, fem. of ursus a bear. Cf. {Arctic}.] (Astron.) Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below. {Ursa Major} [L.], the Great Bear, one of the most conspicuous of the northern constellations. It is situated near the pole, and contains the stars which form the Dipper, or Charles's Wain, two of which are the Pointers, or stars which point towards the North Star. {Ursa Minor} [L.], the Little Bear, the constellation nearest the north pole. It contains the north star, or polestar, which is situated in the extremity of the tail.
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]:
Ursine \Ur"sine\, a. [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See {Ursa}.] Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear. {Ursine baboon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chacma}. {Ursine dasyure} (Zo[94]l.), the Tasmanian devil. {Ursine howler} (Zo[94]l.), the araguato. See Illust. under {Howler}. {Ursine seal}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sea bear}, and the Note under 1st {Seal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ursine \Ur"sine\, a. [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See {Ursa}.] Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear. {Ursine baboon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chacma}. {Ursine dasyure} (Zo[94]l.), the Tasmanian devil. {Ursine howler} (Zo[94]l.), the araguato. See Illust. under {Howler}. {Ursine seal}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sea bear}, and the Note under 1st {Seal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Chacma \[d8]Chac"ma\, n. [Native name.] A large species of African baboon ({Cynocephalus porcarius}); -- called also {ursine baboon}. Note: [See Illust. of {Baboon}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ursine \Ur"sine\, a. [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See {Ursa}.] Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear. {Ursine baboon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chacma}. {Ursine dasyure} (Zo[94]l.), the Tasmanian devil. {Ursine howler} (Zo[94]l.), the araguato. See Illust. under {Howler}. {Ursine seal}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sea bear}, and the Note under 1st {Seal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Chacma \[d8]Chac"ma\, n. [Native name.] A large species of African baboon ({Cynocephalus porcarius}); -- called also {ursine baboon}. Note: [See Illust. of {Baboon}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ursine \Ur"sine\, a. [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See {Ursa}.] Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear. {Ursine baboon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chacma}. {Ursine dasyure} (Zo[94]l.), the Tasmanian devil. {Ursine howler} (Zo[94]l.), the araguato. See Illust. under {Howler}. {Ursine seal}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sea bear}, and the Note under 1st {Seal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ursine \Ur"sine\, a. [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See {Ursa}.] Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear. {Ursine baboon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chacma}. {Ursine dasyure} (Zo[94]l.), the Tasmanian devil. {Ursine howler} (Zo[94]l.), the araguato. See Illust. under {Howler}. {Ursine seal}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sea bear}, and the Note under 1st {Seal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Seal \Seal\ (s[emac]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. s[91]l, Sw. sj[84]l, Icel. selr.] (Zo[94]l.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {Phocid[91]} and {Otariid[91]}. Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea lion}, {sea leopard}, {sea bear}, or {ursine seal}, {fur seal}, and {sea elephant}. The bearded seal ({Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({Cystophora crustata}), and the ringed seal ({Phoca f[d2]tida}), are northern species. See also {Eared seal}, {Harp seal}, and {Fur seal}, under {Eared}, {Harp}, {Monk}, and {Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant. {Harbor seal} (Zo[94]l.), the common seal ({Phoca vitulina}). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled seal}, {native seal}, {river seal}, {bay seal}, {land seal}, {sea calf}, {sea cat}, {sea dog}, {dotard}, {ranger}, {selchie}, {tangfish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ursine \Ur"sine\, a. [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See {Ursa}.] Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear. {Ursine baboon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chacma}. {Ursine dasyure} (Zo[94]l.), the Tasmanian devil. {Ursine howler} (Zo[94]l.), the araguato. See Illust. under {Howler}. {Ursine seal}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sea bear}, and the Note under 1st {Seal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Seal \Seal\ (s[emac]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. s[91]l, Sw. sj[84]l, Icel. selr.] (Zo[94]l.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {Phocid[91]} and {Otariid[91]}. Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea lion}, {sea leopard}, {sea bear}, or {ursine seal}, {fur seal}, and {sea elephant}. The bearded seal ({Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({Cystophora crustata}), and the ringed seal ({Phoca f[d2]tida}), are northern species. See also {Eared seal}, {Harp seal}, and {Fur seal}, under {Eared}, {Harp}, {Monk}, and {Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant. {Harbor seal} (Zo[94]l.), the common seal ({Phoca vitulina}). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled seal}, {native seal}, {river seal}, {bay seal}, {land seal}, {sea calf}, {sea cat}, {sea dog}, {dotard}, {ranger}, {selchie}, {tangfish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ursine \Ur"sine\, a. [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See {Ursa}.] Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear. {Ursine baboon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chacma}. {Ursine dasyure} (Zo[94]l.), the Tasmanian devil. {Ursine howler} (Zo[94]l.), the araguato. See Illust. under {Howler}. {Ursine seal}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sea bear}, and the Note under 1st {Seal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urson \Ur"son\, n. [Cf. {Urchin}.] (Zo[94]l.) The Canada porcupine. See {Porcupine}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ursina, PA (borough, FIPS 79424) Location: 39.81563 N, 79.33289 W Population (1990): 327 (148 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
urchin n. See {munchkin}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
urchin See {munchkin}. [{Jargon File}]