Lexic.us

Definition of Genus Erignathus

1. Noun. Bearded seals.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Erignathus

Literary usage of Genus Erignathus

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

1. Contributions to the Natural History of Alaska: Results of Investigations by Lucien McShan Turner (1886)
"... the eastern portion of Bering Sea, having its center of abundance, so far as is known, in the vicinity of Nunivak Island. Genus ERIGNATHUS. ..."

2. The Marine Mammals in the Anatomical Museum of the University of Edinburgh by William Turner (1912)
"from the other species of Phoca, and to regard it as a distinct genus, ERIGNATHUS. 1. Skull, aged. Length 9| inches, over vertex 12£ inches; breadth, ..."

3. Miscellaneous Publications by Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1880)
"genus Erignathus, Gill. Phoca, GRAY, " Zool. Erebus and Terror, 1844"; Cat. Seals Brit. Mus., 1850, 27, not of Linne'. Type, Phoca barbata, Fabricius. ..."

4. Contributions to the Natural History of Alaska: Results of Investigations by Lucien McShan Turner, William Babcock Hazen (1886)
"... to the eastern portion of Bering Sea, having its center of abundance, eo far as is known, in the vicinity of Nunivak Island. • Genus ERIGNATHUS. ..."

5. Fur Seal Arbitration: Proceedings of the Tribunal of Arbitration, Convened by Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration (1895)
"... and somewhat resembles, the harp- seal. It is not numerous and has never had any commercial importance. II.—Genus ERIGNATHUS Gill. 7. ..."

6. Fur-seal Arbitration: The Case of the United States Before the Tribunal of by United States, Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration (1892)
"... and somewhat resembles, the harp- seal. It is not numerous and has never had any commercial importance. II.—Genus ERIGNATHUS Gill. 7. ..."

Other Resources: