Organisms

Ursidae

The family of carnivorous or omnivorous bears, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The family of carnivorous or omnivorous bears, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.

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Synonyms

29 entry terms
  • Bears
  • Bear
  • Ailuropoda
  • Black Bears
  • Giant Pandas
  • Grizzly Bears
  • Pandas, Giant
  • Pandas, Greater
  • Polar Bears
  • Spectacled Bear
  • Tremarctos
  • Ursus
  • Bear, Black
  • Bear, Grizzly
  • Bear, Polar
  • Bear, Spectacled
  • Bears, Black
  • Bears, Grizzly
  • Bears, Polar
  • Bears, Spectacled
  • Black Bear
  • Giant Panda
  • Greater Panda
  • Greater Pandas
  • Grizzly Bear
  • Panda, Giant
  • Panda, Greater
  • Polar Bear
  • Spectacled Bears

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry terms PANDAS, GIANT and PANDAS, GREATER: PANDAS, LESSER see AILURIDAE is also available

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History Note

2005 (1975); for PANDAS, GREATER use CARNIVORA 1997

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.750w.250w.761w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ursidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001503. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001503
  2. Ursidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear
  3. Ursidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11788