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bears
1. A sloth of bears.
2. A sleuth of bears.
This entry is located in the following unit: Venereal Terms: Names of Groups (page 3)
ursine: bear, bears
Of the nature of, resembling or having the essential characteristics of, a bear; consisting of bears.
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(sleeping bears and their physical conditions)
(Latin: insect in its grub stage; from Latin larva, "mask" and by extension, "ghost", the idea being that an insect in its grub stage is merely a ghost of its future self and bears no resemblance to its future form)