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Noun: bruin  broo-in
  1. A conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic 'Reynard the Fox'
    "In the story, Bruin the Bear fell for the fox's clever trick"
     
  2. Large ferocious bear of Eurasia
    "The bruin fished for salmon in the rushing stream";
    - brown bear, Ursus arctos

Derived forms: bruins

Type of: bear

Part of: genus Ursus, Ursus

Encyclopedia: Bruin, Pennsylvania