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GENUS CALLORHINUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Callorhinus mean?
• GENUS CALLORHINUS (noun)
The noun GENUS CALLORHINUS has 1 sense:
1. fur seals
Familiarity information: GENUS CALLORHINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fur seals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Callorhinus; genus Callorhinus
Hypernyms ("genus Callorhinus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Callorhinus"):
fur seal (an eared seal of the northern Pacific)
Holonyms ("genus Callorhinus" is a member of...):
family Otariidae; Otariidae (eared seals: sea lions and fur seals)
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