bruin
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Noun — A traditional name for a bear, particularly the brown bear.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle Dutch bruun ("brown"), entering English through William Caxton's 1485 translation of a Dutch version of the legend of Reynard the Fox. Bruin is the bear, so named for his brown colour. It is a doublet of brown.
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