Phrase guide

fur seal

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any pinniped of the genera Arctocephalus and Callorhinus, differing from the sea lions in having dense underfur.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: sea puppy (a seal; informal, humorous)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sea puppy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: eared seal, otariid, otary, seal, pinniped, marine mammal, mammal, vertebrate, animal, organism

2

noun

Meaning 2

eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the male fur seal is much larger than the female

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: eared seal

Narrower terms: guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus philippi

3

noun

Meaning 3

an eared seal of the northern Pacific

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: eared seal

Narrower terms: Alaska fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: pelsrob — marine mammal
  • Catalan: os marí — marine mammal
  • Cherokee: ᎦᏁᎦ ᎠᏐᎠᏍᏙ (ganega asoasdo) — marine mammal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海狗 (hǎigǒu) — marine mammal
  • Czech: lachtan — marine mammal
  • Dutch: zeebeer — marine mammal
  • Finnish: haaremihylje — marine mammal
  • Finnish: beringinhylje — marine mammal
  • French: ours de mer — marine mammal
  • French: otarie à fourrure — marine mammal
  • German: Seebär — marine mammal
  • Hungarian: medvefóka — marine mammal
  • Irish: rón fionnaidh — marine mammal
  • Italian: otaria orsina — marine mammal
  • Japanese: 膃肭臍 (ottosei) — marine mammal
  • Japanese: オットセイ (ottosei) — marine mammal
  • Korean: 물개 (mulgae) — marine mammal
  • Māori: oioi — marine mammal
  • Nootka: k̕iłanuus — marine mammal
  • Polish: kotik — marine mammal
  • Portuguese: otária — marine mammal
  • Romanian: urs-de-mare — marine mammal
  • Russian: морско́й ко́тик (morskój kótik) — marine mammal
  • Russian: ко́тик (kótik) — marine mammal
  • Swedish: pälssäl — marine mammal
  • Tlingit: x̱'óon — marine mammal
  • Turkish: ayıbalığı — marine mammal
  • Vietnamese: hải cẩu — marine mammal
  • Welsh: morlo manflewog — marine mammal