CALLORHINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Callorhinus mean? 

• CALLORHINUS (noun)
  The noun CALLORHINUS has 1 sense:

1. fur seals

  Familiarity information: CALLORHINUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALLORHINUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fur seals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Callorhinus; genus Callorhinus

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Callorhinus"):

fur seal (an eared seal of the northern Pacific)

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

family Otariidae; Otariidae (eared seals: sea lions and fur seals)