Arctoidadj.n.
/ˈɑːktɔɪd/ Zoology.
Resembling a bear; spec. belonging to, or having the characters of, the division Arctoidea of Carnivora, comprising the bears and allied animals; as n., an animal of this division.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [noun]
bearOE
urse1600
Arctoid1869
ursid1973
the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [adjective] > resembling a bear
bearish1607
ursinal1693
ursiform1791
ursal1837
ursine1845
Arctoid1869
Arctoidean1885
1869 W. H. Flower in Proc. Zool. Soc. 14 Jan. 24 The reproductive organs [of the dogs] belong neither to the Arctoid nor to the Æluroid type.
1869 W. H. Flower in Proc. Zool. Soc. 14 Jan. 30 An arboreal, prehensile-tailed, omnivorous, Procyonine Arctoid.
1885 Athenæum 3 Jan. 20/3 The view that the Pinnipedia were evolved from some arctoid, probably ursine, form of land Carnivora.
1923 Glasgow Herald 27 Mar. 6/2 The polecat..has nothing to do with any cat... It is Arctoid, not Feline.
Derivatives
Arcˈtoidean adj.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [adjective] > resembling a bear
bearish1607
ursinal1693
ursiform1791
ursal1837
ursine1845
Arctoid1869
Arctoidean1885
1885 Athenæum 2 May 570/1 The arctoidean carnivorous mammals.
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