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GENUS ERIGNATHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Erignathus mean?
• GENUS ERIGNATHUS (noun)
The noun GENUS ERIGNATHUS has 1 sense:
1. bearded seals
Familiarity information: GENUS ERIGNATHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bearded seals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Erignathus; genus Erignathus
Hypernyms ("genus Erignathus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Erignathus"):
bearded seal; Erignathus barbatus; squareflipper square flipper (medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of the Arctic Ocean)
Holonyms ("genus Erignathus" is a member of...):
family Phocidae; Phocidae (earless seals)
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