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ODOBENUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses
Synonyms:
genus Odobenus; Odobenus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Odobenus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Odobenus"):
sea horse; seahorse; walrus (either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber)
Holonyms ("Odobenus" is a member of...):
family Odobenidae; Odobenidae (walruses and extinct forms)