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GENUS ODOBENUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Odobenus mean?
• GENUS ODOBENUS (noun)
The noun GENUS ODOBENUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses
Familiarity information: GENUS ODOBENUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Odobenus; Odobenus
Hypernyms ("genus Odobenus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Odobenus"):
sea horse; seahorse; walrus (either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber)
Holonyms ("genus Odobenus" is a member of...):
family Odobenidae; Odobenidae (walruses and extinct forms)
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