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ODOBENUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses

Synonyms:

genus Odobenus; Odobenus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Odobenus"):

sea horse; seahorse; walrus (either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber)

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

family Odobenidae; Odobenidae (walruses and extinct forms)

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