ˌōd.əˈrīəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Otaria, type genus + -idae
: a family of Pinnipedia consisting of the eared seals and sometimes ranked as a subfamily of the family Phocidae
• ota·rine ˈōd.əˌrēn, -_rə̇n or otar·i·ine (ˈ)ō|ta(a)rēˌīn, -ēə̇n adjective
• otar·i·oid -ēˌȯid adjective or noun