noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of true seal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: true seal
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
earless seal
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noun
Meaning 2
any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: true seal, hair seal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: seal
Narrower terms: harbor seal, common seal, Phoca vitulina, harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus, elephant seal, sea elephant, bearded seal, squareflipper square flipper, Erignathus barbatus, hooded seal, bladdernose, Cystophora cristata
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: əsl suiti — seal of family Phocidae
- Chinese Mandarin: 海豹 (hǎibào) — seal of family Phocidae
- Czech: tuleň — seal of family Phocidae
- Dutch: rob — seal of family Phocidae
- Dutch: zeehond — seal of family Phocidae
- Finnish: hylje — seal of family Phocidae
- Finnish: varsinainen hylje — seal of family Phocidae
- French: phoque — seal of family Phocidae
- Japanese: 海豹 (azarashi) — seal of family Phocidae
- Korean: 물범 (mulbeom) — seal of family Phocidae
- Polish: foka — seal of family Phocidae
- Russian: настоя́щий тюле́нь (nastojáščij tjulénʹ) — seal of family Phocidae
- Spanish: fócido — seal of family Phocidae
- Spanish: foca — seal of family Phocidae