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Odobenus

noun
Odo·​be·​nus | \ -ˈbēnəs\

Definition of Odobenus

: the type genus of Odobenidae comprising the walruses

History and Etymology for Odobenus

New Latin, from Greek odōn tooth + bainein to walk; from the belief that walruses use their tusks in sequence

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