Odobenus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tusk, tooth”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to walk, go on foot”).

Proper noun

Odobenus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Odobenidae – the walrus.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder; Odobenidae - family

Hyponyms

(family): Odobenus rosmarus - sole extant species

References

Odobenus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Odobenus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Odobenus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Odobenus at AnimalBase
Odobenus at Encyclopedia of Life
Odobenus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Odobenus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Odobenus at World Register of Marine Species

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