GENUS ERIGNATHUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Bearded seals

Synonyms:

Erignathus; genus Erignathus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Erignathus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Erignathus"):

bearded seal; Erignathus barbatus; squareflipper square flipper (medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of the Arctic Ocean)

Holonyms ("genus Erignathus" is a member of...):

family Phocidae; Phocidae (earless seals)