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Odobenidae

Odobenidae is a family of order Carnivora. The only species in family Odobenidae is the walrus.

The name "Odobenidae" comes from Greek, it means tooth-walker; walruses sometimes use their tusks to aid them moving across ice.

 Genus Odobenus

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