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ERIGNATHUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Bearded seals

Synonyms:

Erignathus; genus Erignathus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Erignathus"):

bearded seal; Erignathus barbatus; squareflipper square flipper (medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of the Arctic Ocean)

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

family Phocidae; Phocidae (earless seals)

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