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bruin

Bruin (noun) means a folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.

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A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.
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Etymology

From Middle Dutch bruun (“brown”) via William Caxton's 1485 translation of a Dutch version of the legend of Reynard the Fox. Bruin is the bear, named for his brown color. Doublet of brown.

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"bruin" (noun) means a folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.

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