Noun
type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses
Source: WordNetThe compound Odobenus comes from odous ( Greek for 'tooth') and baino (Greek for 'walk'), based on observations of walruses using their tusks to pull themselves out of the water. Source: Internet
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens), hauled out on Bering Sea ice, Alaska, June 1978. Source: Internet