Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bruin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bruin \Bru"in\, n. [D. bruin brown. In the epic poem of
``Reynard the Fox'' the bear is so called from his color. See
{Brown}, a.]
A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bruin
n 1: a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage
in the old epic "Reynard the Fox"
2: large ferocious bear of Eurasia [syn: {brown bear}, {Ursus
arctos}]
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