family Ursidae

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

family Ursidae - bears and extinct related forms Ursidaemammal family - a family of mammalsCarnivora, order Carnivora - cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipediabear - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong clawsgenus Ursus, Ursus - type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bearsEuarctos, genus Euarctos - American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursusgenus Selenarctos, Selenarctos - Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursusgenus Thalarctos, Thalarctos - polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursusgenus Melursus, Melursus - sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus