Ursus maritimus
Translingual
Etymology
Latin ursus (“bear”) + maritimus (“of the sea, maritime”).
Proper noun
Ursus maritimus m
- A taxonomic species within the family Ursidae – polar bear, a species of bear native to the Arctic, the apex predator within its range.
Hypernyms
- (species): Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder; Ursidae - family; Ursus - genus
References
- Polar bear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ursus maritimus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ursus maritimus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ursus maritimus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.