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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

바다사자과 동물

Pronunciation / Transliteration: badasajagwa dongmul

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Otary/ˈoʊ.tə.ri/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"오타리는 작은 외이각을 가진 바다사자과 동물을 통틀어 이르는 말이다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    Any of various eared seals belonging to the family Otariidae, which includes sea lions and fur seals.

    "The coastal rocks were populated by a resting colony of otaries basking in the afternoon sun."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the modern Latin taxonomic term Otaria, coined from the ancient Greek ōtarion, meaning 'little ear', which is a diminutive of ous (ear). The term references the small external ear flaps characteristic of this specific family of eared seals.

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