GENUS ARCTOCEPHALUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Arctocephalus mean? 

• GENUS ARCTOCEPHALUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS ARCTOCEPHALUS has 1 sense:

1. fur seals

  Familiarity information: GENUS ARCTOCEPHALUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS ARCTOCEPHALUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fur seals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Arctocephalus; genus Arctocephalus

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Arctocephalus"):

fur seal (eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin)

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

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