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Trichecus obesus
Walrus Wal"rus, n. [D. walrus; of Scand. origin; cf. Dan valros, Sw. vallross, Norw. hvalros; literally, whale horse; akin to Icel. hrosshvalr, AS. horshw[ae]l. See Whale, and Horse.] (Zo["o]l.) A very large marine mammal (Trichecus rosmarus) of the Seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also morse. Note: The walrus of the North Pacific and Behring Strait (Trichecus obesus) is regarded by some as a distinct species, by others as a variety of the common walrus.

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- The bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) is a species of true tuna of the genus Thunnus, belonging to the wider mackerel family Scombridae. In Hawaiian, it is...
- Rüppell as Carcharias obesus, in the 1837 Fische des Rothen Meere (Fishes of the Red Sea). His choice of the specific epithet obesus was curious, given that...
- The fat sand rat (Psammomys obesus) is a terrestrial mammal from the gerbil subfamily that is mostly found in North Africa and the Middle East, ranging...
- Brissus obesus is a species of sea urchins of the family Brissidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brissus obesus was first scientifically described...
- Odonteus obesus is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Bolboceratidae. It is found in North America. "Odonteus obesus Report". Integrated...
- Liobagrus obesus". Conservation Genetics Resources. 6 (1): 241–43. doi:10.1007/s12686-013-0070-y. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Liobagrus obesus". FishBase...
- Ciliopagurus obesus is a fossil species of hermit crab, described from Rupelian (Oligocene) sediments at Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. Patsy McLaughlin (2009)...
- the species Oreodytes obesus: Oreodytes obesus cordillerensis Larson, 1990 Oreodytes obesus obesus (LeConte, 1866) "Oreodytes obesus Report". Integrated...
- Akephorus obesus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. "Akephorus obesus Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
- Alanites is a genus of extinct Tri****ic ammonoid cephalopods named by Shevyrev, 1968, found in ****ociation with Laboceras and Megaphyllites in Siberia...