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Saimaa ringed seal

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of seal (Pusa saimensis), living only in Lake Saimaa in Finland, previously considered a subspecies of the ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis)

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  • Finnish: saimaannorppa — subspecies of the ringed seal, living only in Lake Saimaa
  • French: phoque marbré du lac Saimaa — subspecies of the ringed seal, living only in Lake Saimaa
  • Polish: nerpa obrączkowana znad jeziora Saimaa — subspecies of the ringed seal, living only in Lake Saimaa
  • Russian: са́йменская не́рпа (sájmenskaja nérpa) — subspecies of the ringed seal, living only in Lake Saimaa
  • Spanish: foca anillada de Saimaa — subspecies of the ringed seal, living only in Lake Saimaa
  • Swedish: saimenvikare — subspecies of the ringed seal, living only in Lake Saimaa