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grey seal

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A seal species (Halichoerus grypus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Atlantic grey seal, Atlantic seal, horsehead seal, selkie

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: true seal, earless seal, phocid, seal, pinniped, marine mammal, mammal, vertebrate, animal, organism

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: foca grisa — Halichoerus grypus
  • Danish: gråsæl — Halichoerus grypus
  • Faroese: láturkópur — Halichoerus grypus
  • Faroese: láturkobbi — Halichoerus grypus
  • Finnish: harmaahylje — Halichoerus grypus
  • French: phoque gris — Halichoerus grypus
  • German: Kegelrobbe — Halichoerus grypus
  • Hungarian: kúpos fóka — Halichoerus grypus
  • Icelandic: útselur — Halichoerus grypus
  • Icelandic: eyjaselur — Halichoerus grypus
  • Icelandic: grænselur — Halichoerus grypus
  • Icelandic: haustselur — Halichoerus grypus
  • Icelandic: orkni — Halichoerus grypus
  • Icelandic: útskerjaselur — Halichoerus grypus
  • Icelandic: vetrarselur — Halichoerus grypus
  • Icelandic: vigraselur — Halichoerus grypus
  • Irish: rón glas — Halichoerus grypus
  • Latvian: pelēkais ronis — Halichoerus grypus
  • Lithuanian: pilkasis ruonis — Halichoerus grypus
  • Polish: szarytka morska — Halichoerus grypus
  • Polish: foka szara — Halichoerus grypus
  • Russian: длинномо́рдый тюле́нь (dlinnomórdyj tjulénʹ) — Halichoerus grypus
  • Russian: горбоно́сый тюле́нь (gorbonósyj tjulénʹ) — Halichoerus grypus
  • Russian: се́рый тюле́нь (séryj tjulénʹ) — Halichoerus grypus
  • Russian: тевя́к (tevják) — Halichoerus grypus
  • Swedish: gråsäl — Halichoerus grypus