a. [f. L. ursi- (see URSICIDAL a.) + -FORM. Cf. Pg. ursiforme.] Having the form or appearance of a bear.
c. 1793. Shaw, Naturalists Misc., III. C c. The Ursine Bradypus, or Ursiform Sloth.
1798. [Pennant], View Hindoostan, II. 258. A new and most singular animal, the Ursiform Sloth.