Ursa is a Latin word meaning
bear
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...
. Derivatives of this word are
ursine or
Ursini.
Ursa may also refer to:
General
*
URSA Extracts (United States of America), a California cannabis concentrate company
*
Ursa (Finland)
Ursa Astronomical Association ( fi, Tähtitieteellinen yhdistys Ursa ry) is the largest astronomical association in Finland. Ursa was founded on 2 November 1921. Founding members include a renowned Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä. In 1926 Urs ...
, a Finnish astronomical association
*
''Ursa'' (spider), a spider genus in the family Araneidae
*
Ursa Major, the Great Bear constellation
*
Ursa Minor, the Small Bear constellation
*
HMS ''Ursa'', the name of two ships of the Royal Navy
Places
*
Ursa, Illinois, a village in the United States
* Ursa, a village in
Gârcov
Gârcov is a commune in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to ...
Commune, Olt County, Romania
* Ursa Motoșeni, the former name of
Motoșeni
Motoșeni (formerly ''Ursa Motoșeni'') is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, ...
Commune, Bacău County, Romania
People
*
Urša Urša is a Slovene feminine given name.
It may refer to:
* Urša Bežan, Slovenian swimmer
* Urša Bogataj, Slovenian ski jumper
* Urša Kragelj, Slovenian canoeist
* Urša Pintar
Urša Pintar (born 3 October 1985) is a Slovenian racing cycl ...
, feminine given name
Fiction
*
Ursa (comics), a fictional villain in ''Superman'' media
* Ursa, a fictional monster in the M. Knight Shymalan film ''
After Earth''
* A fictional character in ''
Avatar: The Last Airbender''
* Ursa, Bear's girlfriend in the TV series ''
Bear in the Big Blue House''
* A fictional character in ''
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears''
* Ursa, a fictional character in the ''
Open Season'' franchise
* Ursa Corregidora, protagonist of
''Corregidora'' by
Gayl Jones
* Ursa Wren, a fictional character in the Disney show ''
Star Wars Rebels'', voiced by
Sharmila Devar.
* Ursa, a hero in the video games
DOTA and
DOTA 2
''Dota 2'' is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve. The game is a sequel to ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment's '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.'' ''Dota 2' ...
.
* Ursas, a type of antagonistic monster featured in the animated web series
RWBY
See also
*
Ersa (disambiguation)
*
Erza
*
Ursus (disambiguation)
Ursus is Latin for bear. It may also refer to:
Animals
* ''Ursus'' (mammal), a genus of bears
People
* Ursus of Aosta, 6th-century evangelist
* Ursus of Auxerre, 6th-century bishop
* Ursus of Solothurn, 3rd-century martyr
* Ursus (''praefectus ...
{{disambiguation