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otary|ˈəʊtərɪ|
[ad. mod.L. ōtaria, f. Gr. οὖς, ὠτ- ear: cf. Gr. ὠταρός large-eared.]
An eared seal; a member of the Otariidæ, a family of pinnipeds having small but perceptible external ears, which includes the fur seals and sea-lions.
1847in Webster. 1880J. A. Allen N. Amer. Pinnipeds 225 The largest species of the Otaries..are Hair Seals, while the smallest..are Fur Seals.
Hence oˈtarian, ˈotarine adjs., of or pertaining to otaries or eared seals; oˈtariid, a member of the family Otariidæ (see above); oˈtarioid a., resembling or akin to the otaries in form or structure.
1880J. A. Allen N. Amer. Pinnipeds 2 The walruses are really little more than thick, clumsy, obese forms of the Otarian type, with the canines enormously developed... The walruses are merely elephantine Otariids. |