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GENUS CYSTOPHORA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Cystophora mean?
• GENUS CYSTOPHORA (noun)
The noun GENUS CYSTOPHORA has 1 sense:
1. hooded seals
Familiarity information: GENUS CYSTOPHORA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hooded seals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cystophora; genus Cystophora
Hypernyms ("genus Cystophora" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Cystophora"):
bladdernose; Cystophora cristata; hooded seal (medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters)
Holonyms ("genus Cystophora" is a member of...):
family Phocidae; Phocidae (earless seals)
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