n. (Zool.) The bearded seal. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A beautiful North American butterfly (Basilarchia astyanax syn. Limenitis astyanax). Its wings are nearly black with red and blue spots and blotches. Called also
n. [ Cf. F. ursuline. ] (R. C. Ch.) One of an order of nuns founded by St. Angela Merici, at Brescia, in Italy, about the year 1537, and so called from St. Ursula, under whose protection it was placed. The order was introduced into Canada as early as 1639, and into the United States in 1727. The members are devoted entirely to education. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to St. Ursula, or the order of Ursulines;
‖n. [ L., a bear. ] (Zool.) A genus of Carnivora including the common bears. [ 1913 Webster ]