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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 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...
- 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 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...
- Maritimonautes obesus is a species of crab in the family Potamonautidae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe...
- "Atractus obesus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44581245A44581250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44581245A44581250.en. Atractus obesus at...
- Brissus obesus is a species of sea urchins of the family Brissidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brissus obesus was first scientifically described...
- the species Oreodytes obesus: Oreodytes obesus cordillerensis Larson, 1990 Oreodytes obesus obesus (LeConte, 1866) "Oreodytes obesus Report". Integrated...
- means "nine-spined" while the specific name obesus means "fat". NatureServe (2013). "Enneacanthus obesus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013:...
- Liobagrus obesus". Conservation Genetics Resources. 6 (1): 241–43. doi:10.1007/s12686-013-0070-y. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Liobagrus obesus". FishBase...
- In the 2009 science-fiction film Avatar, director James Cameron conceived a fictional universe in which humans s**** to mine unobtanium on the fictional...