ourse

French

Etymology

From Latin ursa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uʁs/
Audio (file)
Homophones: ours, ourses

Noun

ourse f (plural ourses)

she-bear (a female bear)

Derived terms

Grande Ourse (Ursa Major, the Great Bear)
Petite Ourse (Ursa Minor, the Little Bear)

Further reading

“ourse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

euros, roues, soeur, sœur

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