Definition of Odobenus rosmarus

1. Noun. A walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters.

Exact synonyms: Atlantic Walrus
Generic synonyms: Sea Horse, Seahorse, Walrus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Odobenus Rosmarus

Odette
Odia
Odias
Odie
Odin
Odinic
Odinist
Odinists
Odisha
Odland body
Odo of Lagery
Odoacer
Odobenidae
Odobenus
Odobenus divergens
Odobenus rosmarus (current term)
Odocoileus
Odocoileus Virginianus
Odocoileus hemionus
Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
Odontaspididae
Odontaspis
Odontaspis taurus
Odontoceti
Odontophorus
Odovacar
Odovakar
Odtaa
Odyssean
Odysseus

Literary usage of Odobenus rosmarus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Additions to the Pleistocene Mammal Faunas of South Carolina, North Carolina by Albert E. Sanders (2002)
"... Genus Odobenus Brisson, 1762 Odobenus rosmarus (LINNAEUS, 1758) Figures 26, 27a MATERIAL.—AMNH 104788, proximal portion of tusk (casts, ..."

2. List of North American Land Mammals in the United States National Museum, 1911 by Gerrit Smith Miller (1912)
"US Nat. Mus., vol. 7 (1884), p. 608. 1885. TYPE LOCALITY.—Coast of northeastern Asia. (Ranges eastward to northern Alaska.) * Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus). ..."

3. Labrador, the Country and the People by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1909)
"Rare along the Labrador coast. Phoca cristata Erxleben. Syst. Reg. Anim., p. 590. 1777. Not common along the Labrador coast. 50. Odobenus rosmarus Linn. ..."

4. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"Atlantic Walrus Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus) Length. IQ feet 6 inches. Description. Bo'dy very thick and heavy, neck short, no external ears or tail. ..."

5. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"Atlantic Walrus Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus) Length. 10 feet 6 inches. Description. Body very thick and heavy, neck short, no external ears or tail. ..."

6. An Introduction to the Mammalian Dentition by Thomas Wingate Todd (1918)
"The fact that great variation occurs even among individuals indicates that this family is even now evolving at a rapid rate. The Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, ..."

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