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Thalarctos

noun

polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus

• Syn: ↑genus Thalarctos

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Ursidae, ↑family Ursidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑ice bear, ↑polar bear, ↑Ursus Maritimus, ↑Thalarctos maritimus

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\\thaˈlärkˌtäs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek thalassa sea + arktos bear — more at arctic

: a genus of bears consisting of the polar bear — compare ursus

Useful english dictionary. 2012.