ˌōdōˈbenəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Odobenus, type genus + -idae
: a small family of marine mammals (suborder Pinnipedia) that are related to the seals, have a thick tough nearly hairless skin underlaid by a thick layer of blubber and the upper canines enlarged into tusks, and include the walruses and extinct related forms