CYSTOPHORA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Hooded seals

Synonyms:

Cystophora; genus Cystophora

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Cystophora" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Cystophora"):

bladdernose; Cystophora cristata; hooded seal (medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters)

Holonyms ("Cystophora" is a member of...):

family Phocidae; Phocidae (earless seals)