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THALARCTOS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Thalarctos mean?
• THALARCTOS (noun)
The noun THALARCTOS has 1 sense:
1. polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
Familiarity information: THALARCTOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Thalarctos; Thalarctos
Hypernyms ("Thalarctos" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Thalarctos"):
ice bear; polar bear; Thalarctos maritimus; Ursus Maritimus (white bear of Arctic regions)
Holonyms ("Thalarctos" is a member of...):
family Ursidae; Ursidae (bears and extinct related forms)
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