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otariine

otariine is the alternative form of otarine.

Meaning of otarine

Adjective

otarine (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the eared seals.
    • Apart from having pinnae on the external ears, the otarine seals can at once be distinguished on land from phocids by their method of locomotion.1972, David Edward Gaskin, Whales, Dolphins and Seals, page 153

Questions about otariine

What is otariine the alternative form of?
Otariine is the alternative form of otarine.

Words near otariine in the dictionary

  1. otarid
  2. otarids
  3. otaries
  4. otariid
  5. otariids
  6. otariine
  7. otarine
  8. Otaru
  9. otary
  10. OTAs
  11. Otatara

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