genus cystophora

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   hooded seals

   SynonymsCystophora

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofPhocidae

Questions about genus cystophora

What does genus cystophora mean?

genus cystophora means "hooded seals".

What is another word for genus cystophora?

Close synonyms include Cystophora. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus cystophora a common word?

genus cystophora is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.