1. Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741); [syn: Bering, Vitus Bering, Behring, Vitus Behring]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Vitus Behring
n 1: Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for
the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
[syn: Bering, Vitus Bering, Behring, Vitus Behring]