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Callorhinus ursinus
Fur Fur, a. Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur cap; the fur trade. Fur seal (Zo["o]l.) one of several species of seals of the genera Callorhinus and Arclocephalus, inhabiting the North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) breeds in vast numbers on the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; -- called also sea bear.
Melursus ursinus or labiatus
Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See Slow.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak. 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. --Milton. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. --Franklin. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodid[ae], and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera Bradypus and Arctopithecus, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), and the ai (Arctopitheus ai). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus Cholopus, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau (Cholopus didactylus) of South America. See Unau. Another species (C. Hoffmanni) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. Australian, or Native sloth (Zo["o]l.), the koala. Sloth animalcule (Zo["o]l.), a tardigrade. Sloth bear (Zo["o]l.), a black or brown long-haired bear (Melursus ursinus, or labiatus), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also aswail, labiated bear, and jungle bear. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. Sloth monkey (Zo["o]l.), a loris.
Mycetes ursinus
Araguato A`ra*gua"to, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A South American monkey, the ursine howler (Mycetes ursinus). See Howler, n., 2.
P ursinus
Wombat Wom"bat, n. [From the native name, womback, wombach, in Australia.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials of the genus Phascolomys, especially the common species (P. ursinus). They are nocturnal in their habits, and feed mostly on roots.

Meaning of Ursinus from wikipedia

- Ursinus may refer to: Ursinus College, a liberal arts college in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. The first bishop of the diocese of Bourges, Saint Ursinus...
- ursinus hirsutus, found on the Australian mainland; Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis (Tasmanian wombat), found in Tasmania; and Vombatus ursinus ursinus...
- College and not, as many believe, because of Ursinus, which had just been founded.: 8  The Ruby, Ursinus' yearbook, was first published by the class of...
- The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), also known as the Indian bear, is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruits...
- include: Rubus ursinus subsp. macropetalus — all of distribution range Rubus ursinus subsp. ursinus — California and Oregon Rubus ursinus var. sirbenus...
- M. ursinus may refer to: Macaca ursinus, a macaque species in the genus Macaca Melursus ursinus, a bear species Microporus ursinus, a plant pathogen species...
- P. ursinus may refer to: Papio ursinus, a baboon species Paruromys ursinus, a rat species Ursinus (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles...
- be synonymous with P. u. ursinus. Papio ursinus ursinus Kerr, 1792 – Cape chacma (found in southern South Africa) P. ursinus griseipes Po****, 1911 –...
- wombat (Vombatus ursinus), which has three subspecies: Vombatus ursinus hirsutus, found on the Australian mainland Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis, found...
- Catechism. Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, is a liberal arts college founded in 1869 in his name. Fred H. Klooster, "The Priority of Ursinus in...