Odobenus
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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 Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Odobenus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Odobenus at World Register of Marine Species
