Phrase guide

harbor seal

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of common seal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: common seal

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: common seal, Phoca vitulina

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: earless seal, true seal, hair seal

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aleut: isux — Phoca vitulina
  • Azerbaijani: adi suiti — Phoca vitulina
  • Breton: reunig morleue — Phoca vitulina
  • Catalan: foca comuna — Phoca vitulina
  • Estonian: randal — Phoca vitulina
  • Finnish: kirjohylje — Phoca vitulina
  • French: phoque commun — Phoca vitulina
  • French: phoque vitulin — Phoca vitulina
  • German: Seehund — Phoca vitulina
  • Halkomelem: áshxw — Phoca vitulina
  • Hungarian: borjúfóka — Phoca vitulina
  • Icelandic: landselur — Phoca vitulina
  • Icelandic: láturselur — Phoca vitulina
  • Icelandic: vorselur — Phoca vitulina
  • Irish: rón beag — Phoca vitulina
  • Karok: asipichxúunanach — Phoca vitulina
  • Karok: tanipaníchxuunanach — Phoca vitulina
  • Lushootseed: ʔasxw — Phoca vitulina
  • Lushootseed: ʔašxw — Phoca vitulina
  • Lushootseed: sup̓qs — Phoca vitulina
  • Manx: raun — Phoca vitulina
  • Manx: raun beg — Phoca vitulina
  • Norwegian Bokmål: steinkobbe — Phoca vitulina
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fjordsel — Phoca vitulina
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: steinkobbe — Phoca vitulina
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fjordsel — Phoca vitulina
  • Polish: foka pospolita — Phoca vitulina
  • Russian: обыкнове́нный тюле́нь (obyknovénnyj tjulénʹ) — Phoca vitulina
  • Scottish Gaelic: ròn cumanta — Phoca vitulina
  • Scottish Gaelic: ròn-dubh — Phoca vitulina
  • Scottish Gaelic: ròn a' chala — Phoca vitulina
  • Scottish Gaelic: ròn-acarsaid — Phoca vitulina
  • Scottish Gaelic: ròn-coitcheann — Phoca vitulina
  • Scottish Gaelic: rasmhaol — Phoca vitulina
  • Scottish Gaelic: ròn-mulbhach — Phoca vitulina
  • Lower Sorbian: mórski pjas — Phoca vitulina
  • Spanish: foca común — Phoca vitulina
  • Spanish: foca de puerto — Phoca vitulina
  • Spanish: foca moteada — Phoca vitulina
  • Swedish: knubbsäl — Phoca vitulina
  • Ottoman Turkish: آیی بالغی (ayı balığı) — Phoca vitulina
  • Welsh: morlo cyffredin — Phoca vitulina