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fur seal

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: fur seal

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an eared seal of the northern Pacific
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n
eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: fur seal
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n an eared seal of the northern Pacific

Types:
Alaska fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus
of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California
Type of:
eared seal
pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur
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n eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin

“the male fur seal is much larger than the female”
Types:
Arctocephalus philippi, guadalupe fur seal
a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward
Type of:
eared seal
pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur
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