noun
Meaning 1
Any of various seals which have coarse hair rather than fur
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
hair seal
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of various seals which have coarse hair rather than fur
especially the true seals or earless seals of family Phocidae.
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noun
Meaning 3
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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Synonyms: earless seal, true seal
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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
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