OTARIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Otaria mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Otariidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• OTARIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Otariidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Otaria; Otaria

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Otaria"):

Otaria Byronia; South American sea lion (of the southern coast of South America)

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

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