Odobenus

Translingual Etymology As if from mul la-new *odobēnus, la *odobaenus, from mul grc ὀδούς tusk, tooth + grc βαίνω to walk, go on foot mul -us la forming a noun, with unusual (likely erroneous) contraction of the first root (grc ὀδοντ-), which normally yields mul odonto-. tooth-walker, referring to walruses' method of pulling themselves up onto floating ice using their tusks. Proper noun m 1 genus family Odobenidae walruses Hypernyms family ; Caniformia suborder suborder; Odobenidae family family Hyponyms family Odobenus rosmarus species sole extant species; †Odobenus mandanoensis species other species References 1 1 1 genus 217 42389 180638 14001023 137005