GENUS THALARCTOS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Thalarctos mean? 

• GENUS THALARCTOS (noun)
  The noun GENUS THALARCTOS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GENUS THALARCTOS used as a noun is very rare.

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• GENUS THALARCTOS (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Thalarctos; Thalarctos

Hypernyms ("genus Thalarctos" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Thalarctos"):

ice bear; polar bear; Thalarctos maritimus; Ursus Maritimus (white bear of Arctic regions)

Holonyms ("genus Thalarctos" is a member of...):

family Ursidae; Ursidae (bears and extinct related forms)