Noun: bruin broo-in
- 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"
- 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