Ursus maritimus

Translingual

Etymology

Latin ursus (“bear”) + maritimus (“of the sea, maritime”).

Proper noun

Ursus maritimus m

1. 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
• Category:Ursus maritimus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ursus maritimus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia