Arctocephalus

Translingual

Arctocephalus distribution

Etymology

arcto- (“bear”) +‎ -cephalus (“head”), from Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Proper noun

Arctocephalus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Otariidae – eight of the nine species of fur seals.

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; Arctocephalus australis (South American fur seal), Arctocephalus forsteri (New Zealand fur seal), Arctocephalus galapagoensis (Galapagos fur seal), Arctocephalus gazella (Antarctic fur seal), Arctocephalus philippii (Juan Fernandez fur seal), Arctocephalus townsendi (Guadalupe fur seal), Arctocephalus tropicalis (subantarctic fur seal) - species

Further reading

Arctocephalus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Arctocephalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Arctocephalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Arctocephalus at World Register of Marine Species
Arctocephalus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Arctocephalus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Arctocephalus at Encyclopedia of Life
Arctocephalus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Arctocephalus at Fossilworks

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