Callorhinus

Translingual

Callorhinus ursinus in zoo

Callorhinus ursinus pups

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + ῥίς (rhís, “nose”)

Proper noun

Callorhinus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Otariidae – the northern fur seal and extinct relatives.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder; Otariidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Callorhinus ursinus - sole extant species; Callorhinus gilmorei - extinct species

Further reading

Northern fur seal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Callorhinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Callorhinus ursinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Callorhinus at World Register of Marine Species
Callorhinus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Callorhinus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Callorhinus at Encyclopedia of Life
Callorhinus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Callorhinus at Paleobiology Database

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