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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuborder Caniformia — thewalruses .
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Odobenus + -idae
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They are a widely distributed and diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals comprising the families [[Odobenidae]] (the [[walrus]]), [[Otariidae]] ([[eared seals]], including [[sea lions]] and [[fur seals]]), and Phocidae ([[earless seals]]).
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