Ursinae

See also: ursinae

Translingual

Etymology

Ursus +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Ursinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ursidae – sole extant subfamily of Ursidae, consisting solely of genus Ursus (bears).

Hypernyms

(subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder; Ursidae - family

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Ailuropodini, Tremarctini, Ursavini, Ursini - tribes (tribes used principally in paleontology); Melursus, Helarctos - genera sometimes place in Ursinae

References

Ursinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ursinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Ursidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ursidae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Ursinae at Paleobiology Database

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