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Definition: Arctocephalus

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Fur seals.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Arctocephalus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1981. (references)

Common Expressions: Arctocephalus

Expressions Definition
Arctocephalus philippi A fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Arctocephalus Fur seals. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Arctocephalus

Arctocephalus

Arcetocephalus
New Zealand Fur Seal
New Zealand Fur Seal
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Pinnipedia
Family: Otariidae
Subfamily: Arctocephalinae
Genus: Arctocephalus
É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier
in F. Cuvier, 1826
Species

Arctocephalus gazella
Arctocephalus townsendi
Arctocephalus philippii
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Arctocephalus pusillus
Arctocephalus forsteri
Arctocephalus tropicalis
Arctocephalus australis

The genus Arctocephalus consists of eight of the nine species of fur seal. For details see the fur seal article, or the individual species articles.

  • SUBORDER PINNIPEDIA
  • Family Otariidae
    • Subfamily Arctocephalinae
      • Genus Callorhinus
        • Northern Fur Seal, Callorhinus ursinus
      • Genus Arctocephalus
        • Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella
        • Guadalupe Fur Seal, Arctocephalus townsendi
        • Juan Fernandez Fur Seal, Arctocephalus philippii
        • Galapagos Fur Seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis
        • Cape Fur Seal or Australian Fur Seal, Arctocephalus pusillus
        • New Zealand Fur Seal, Arctocephalus forsteri
        • Subantarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis
        • South American Fur Seal, Arctocephalus australis
    • Subfamily Otariinae: sea lions
  • Family Phocidae: true seals
  • Family Odobenidae: Walrus

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Arctocephalus". Image Credit.
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