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.
List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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