ursal adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of or pertaining to a bear or bears.He believed himself to be a bear, and would imitate the ursal growl, &c.: and the case did not appear to be hypochondriacal. — 1850 noun1 •(no longer used, rare) The ursine seal or sea bear, better known as the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus.One of these, the Ursal, an inhabitant of the shores of the North Pacific Ocean, […] — 1844 formsursals