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 at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Arctocephalus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Arctocephalus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Arctocephalus at Paleology Database