genus odobenus

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   type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses

   SynonymsOdobenus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofOdobenidae

Questions about genus odobenus

What does genus odobenus mean?

genus odobenus means "type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses".

What is another word for genus odobenus?

Close synonyms include Odobenus. 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 odobenus a common word?

genus odobenus 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.