Ursus maritimus

Translingual

Etymology

Latin ursus (“bear”) + maritimus (“of the sea, maritime”).

Proper noun

Ursus maritimus m

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Ursidae – polar bear, a species of bear native to the Arctic, the apex predator within its range.

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