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Otaria

noun

type genus of the Otariidae

• Syn: ↑genus Otaria

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Otariidae, ↑family Otariidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑South American sea lion, ↑Otaria Byronia

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\\ōˈta(a)rēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from ot- + -aria

: the type genus of Otariidae comprising the sea lions of the southern So. American coast

Useful english dictionary. 2012.