The FoodOn Food Ontology

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Preferred Name

marine mammal
Synonyms
Definitions

A mammal that is primarily ocean-dwelling or depends on the ocean for its food.
ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03411122
database_cross_reference

http://www.langual.org/langual_thesaurus.asp?termid=B1122
definition_source

WIKIPEDIA:Marine_mammal
elucidation

Mammals originally evolved on land, but later marine mammals evolved to live back in the ocean. There are five groups of marine mammals: (1) Order Sirenia: the manatee, dugong, and sea cow. (2) Order Carnivora, family Ursidae: the polar bear. (3) Order Carnivora, infrafamily Pinnipedia: the seal, sea lion, and walrus. (4) Order Carnivora, family Mustelidae: the Sea Otter and Marine Otter. (5) Order Cetacea: the whale, dolphin, and porpoise.
has curation status

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000428
has synonym

cetacea
label

marine mammal
prefixIRI

FOODON:03411122
prefLabel

marine mammal
textual definition

A mammal that is primarily ocean-dwelling or depends on the ocean for its food.
subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03411134
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