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The name maritimus means sea the Ursus part means bear so the name means sea bear

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What does maritimus means?

means sea. Ursus -« bear « Maritimus « sea « SEA BEAR.


What is the scientific name for the polar bear and why?

Ursus maritimus Ursus: Latin for "bear" Maritimus: Latin for "pertaining to the sea, maritime"


What does the polar bear's Latin name Ursus maritimus mean?

The Name "Ursus maritimus" is the scientific name for the Polar Bear The full classification is as follows: # Domain: Eukarya # Kingdom: Animalia # Phylum: Chardata # Class: Mammalia # Order: Carnivora # Family: Ursidae # Genus: Ursus # Species Ursus maritimus The name "Ursus maritimus" is Latin for maritime bear, and was first used by Phipps, because of the bears native ocean/shore habitat. For more details see sites listed below. The scientific name for the Sun Bear is "Helarctos malayanus".


What is the scientific name for polar bears?

Ursus maritimus ("sea bear") is the scientific name for a polar bear.(Originally the polar bear was classified a separate genus from other species of bears, as Thalarctos maritimus.)I think its Ursus maritimus but i am not 100% sure :)The scientific name for the polar bear is Ursus maritimus.Formally Thalarctos Maritimus. However, since recent data shows they are very closely related to brown bears, it has been changed to Ursus Maritimus.The scientific name for polar bears is Ursus maritimus.


What spices is a polar bear?

I assume you meant species. Ursus maritimus literally meaning 'sea bear'.


What information do you know about the polar bear from its scientific name?

Ursa maritimus is the scientific name of the polar bear. Ursa, the genus name, means "bear" and maritimus, the species name, means "of or pertaining to the sea." When combined that means "bear of the sea," probably referring to the fact that they live primarily on seal meat and spend much of the year living on sea ice. An easy way to remember this is to think of the constellation Ursa Minor or Major which is shaped ike a polar bear


What is the genus and species for brown bears?

Polar bear is their species. They are a type of marine mammal.


What does the polar bear's name mean?

Ursa maritimus means maritime bear or sea-going bear.


What marine bear is also the largest land carnivore on Earth?

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a bear native to the Arctic Ocean


Is their any other name for polar bears?

Ursus maritimus is the scientific name. They are also called, "sea bears".


What is the largest predatory mammal?

In Sea - The Orca (Killer Whale) On Land - The Polar Bear


What is the classification of a bear?

Scientific classification of bears:Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraSuborder: CaniformiaInfraorder: ArctoideaFamily: Ursidae