Arctocephalus
Translingual
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Etymology
arcto- (“bear”) + -cephalus (“head”), from Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Proper noun
Arctocephalus m
Usage notes
- Possibly paraphyletic.
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): Arctocephalus pusillus (Cape fur seal, Australian fur seal, South African fur seal) - type species; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (South American fur seal), Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (New Zealand fur seal), Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (Galapagos fur seal), Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (Antarctic fur seal), Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (Juan Fernandez fur seal), Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (Guadalupe fur seal), Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (subantarctic fur seal) - species
Further reading
Arctocephalus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Arctocephalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Arctocephalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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