Zalophus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Zalophus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Otariidae – sea lions.

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): Zalophus californianus (California sea lion) - type species; †Zalophus japonicus (Japanese sealion) (extinct), Zalophus wollebaeki (Galapagos sea lion) - other species

References

Zalophus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zalophus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Zalophus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Zalophus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Zalophus at Encyclopedia of Life
Zalophus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Zalophus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Zalophus at World Register of Marine Species

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