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Odobenus

noun

type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses

• Syn: ↑genus Odobenus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Odobenidae, ↑family Odobenidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑walrus, ↑seahorse, ↑sea horse

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\\-ˈbēnəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek odōn tooth + bainein to walk; from the belief that walruses use their tusks in sequence — more at tooth, come

: the type genus of Odobenidae comprising the walruses

Useful english dictionary. 2012.