bruin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
  2. noun large ferocious bear of Eurasia
    Ursus arctos; brown bear.

WordNet

Bru"in noun
Etymology
D. bruin brown. In the epic poem of "Reynard the Fox" the bear is so called from his color. See Brown, a.
Definitions
  1. A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.

Webster 1913