NOUN | animal | sea horse, walrus, seahorse | either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber |
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animal | sea horse, seahorse | small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails |
Meaning | Either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber. | |
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Synonyms | walrus, seahorse | |
Member of | Odobenus, genus Odobenus | type genus of the Odobenidae |
Narrower | Atlantic walrus, Odobenus rosmarus | A walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters |
Pacific walrus, Odobenus divergens | A walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific | |
Broader | pinniped mammal, pinniped, pinnatiped | aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers |
Spanish | morsa, odobenus rosmarus | |
Catalan | morsa |
Meaning | small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position. | |
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Synonym | seahorse | |
Member of | Hippocampus, genus Hippocampus | seahorses |
Broader | pipefish, needlefish | fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates |
Spanish | caballito de mar, hipocampo | |
Catalan | cavall marí, hipocamp |
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