Ursus is Latin for
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 ...
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Animals
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''Ursus'' (mammal), a genus of bears
People
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Ursus of Aosta
Saint Ursus of Aosta ( it, Sant'Orso d'Aosta; french: Saint Ours d'Aoste; fl. 6th century) was an Italian evangelist, today venerated as a saint.
Biography
Ursus is an Italian saint of the 6th century. His feast day is February 1 (June 17 in s ...
, 6th-century evangelist
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Ursus of Auxerre
Saint Ursus (Ours) of Auxerre (died 508 AD) was bishop of that city in the 6th century. He had been a hermit at the church of Saint Amator
Amator Amadour or Amatre was bishop of Auxerre from 388 until his death on 1 May 418 and venerated a ...
, 6th-century bishop
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Ursus of Solothurn
Ursus of Solothurn was a 3rd-century Roman Christian venerated as a saint. He was associated very early with the Theban Legion and is recorded in the Roman Martyrology, with Victor of Solothurn on 30 September.
Legend
The ''Life of Ursus'' was ...
, 3rd-century martyr
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Ursus (''praefectus urbi'') of Constantinople in 415-416
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Reimarus Ursus
Nicolaus Reimers Baer (2 February 1551 – 16 October 1600), also ''Reimarus Ursus'', ''Nicolaus Reimers Bär'' or ''Nicolaus Reymers Baer'', was an astronomer and imperial mathematician to Emperor Rudolf II. Due to his family's background, ...
, an astronomer and imperial mathematician to Rudolf II
* Ursus, a pen-name of
Ambrose Bierce
Fictional characters
* Ursus, the bodyguard of Ligia, a minor character in the novel ''
Quo Vadis
''Quō vādis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically, "Whither goest thou?"
The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Pete ...
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* Ursus, a character in Victor Hugo's novel ''
The Man Who Laughs''
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General Ursus (Planet of the Apes), a character in ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes''
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Ursus (film character), a character in a series of 1960s Italian adventure films
Arts
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''Ursus'' (film), 1961 Italian film
Science and technology
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''Ursus'' (journal), a scientific journal published by the International Association for Bear Research and Management
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Ursus Factory, Polish manufacturer of heavy vehicles
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Ursus A, a series of Polish lorries and buses from the 1920s
** The Ursus, or
Samochód pancerny wz. 29
Samochód Pancerny wzór 29 ("armoured car year 1929 model"), commonly known as Ursus or CWS, was a Polish interwar heavy armored car. A handful of these vehicles saw combat during the Polish-German War of 1939.
History and description
The ca ...
, a model of Polish armored car
Others
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Ursus (beer), a Romanian beer
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Ursus (vodka), an Icelandic vodka
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Ursus, Warsaw, a borough of Warsaw, Poland
See also
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Ursa (disambiguation)
Ursa is a Latin word meaning bear. Derivatives of this word are Ursine (disambiguation), ursine or Ursini (disambiguation), Ursini.
Ursa may also refer to:
General
* URSA Extracts (United States of America), a California cannabis concentrate com ...
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