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Erignathus

noun

bearded seals

• Syn: ↑genus Erignathus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Phocidae, ↑family Phocidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑bearded seal, ↑squareflipper square flipper, ↑Erignathus barbatus

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\\ə̇ˈrignəthəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek eri- + New Latin -gnathus

: a genus of mammals comprising the bearded seal

Useful english dictionary. 2012.