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fur seal
(encz) | fur seal, n: |
Fur seal
(gcide) | Fur \Fur\, a.
Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur
cap; the fur trade.
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Fur seal (Zool.) one of several species of seals of the
genera Callorhinus and Arclocephalus, inhabiting the
North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat
of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern
fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) breeds in vast numbers on
the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; -- called
also sea bear.
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fur seal
(gcide) | Seal \Seal\ (s[=e]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG.
selah, Dan. sael, Sw. sj[aum]l, Icel. selr.] (Zool.)
Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidae and
Otariidae.
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Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in
the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are
numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea
lion}, sea leopard, sea bear, or ursine seal,
fur seal, and sea elephant. The bearded seal
(Erignathus barbatus), the hooded seal ({Cystophora
cristata}), and the ringed seal (Phoca foetida), are
northern species. See also Eared seal, Harp seal,
Monk seal, and Fur seal, under Eared, Harp,
Monk, and Fur. Seals are much hunted for their
skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some
species is very abundant.
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Harbor seal (Zool.), the common seal (Phoca vitulina). It
inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific
Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled
seal}, native seal, river seal, bay seal, {land
seal}, sea calf, sea cat, sea dog, dotard,
ranger, selchie, tangfish.
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fur seal
(wn) | fur seal
n 1: an eared seal of the northern Pacific
2: 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" |
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guadalupe fur seal
(encz) | guadalupe fur seal, n: |
Fur seal
(gcide) | Fur \Fur\, a.
Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur
cap; the fur trade.
[1913 Webster]
Fur seal (Zool.) one of several species of seals of the
genera Callorhinus and Arclocephalus, inhabiting the
North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat
of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern
fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) breeds in vast numbers on
the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; -- called
also sea bear.
[1913 Webster]Seal \Seal\ (s[=e]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG.
selah, Dan. sael, Sw. sj[aum]l, Icel. selr.] (Zool.)
Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidae and
Otariidae.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in
the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are
numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea
lion}, sea leopard, sea bear, or ursine seal,
fur seal, and sea elephant. The bearded seal
(Erignathus barbatus), the hooded seal ({Cystophora
cristata}), and the ringed seal (Phoca foetida), are
northern species. See also Eared seal, Harp seal,
Monk seal, and Fur seal, under Eared, Harp,
Monk, and Fur. Seals are much hunted for their
skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some
species is very abundant.
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Harbor seal (Zool.), the common seal (Phoca vitulina). It
inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific
Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled
seal}, native seal, river seal, bay seal, {land
seal}, sea calf, sea cat, sea dog, dotard,
ranger, selchie, tangfish.
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alaska fur seal
(wn) | Alaska fur seal
n 1: of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California [syn:
Alaska fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus] |
guadalupe fur seal
(wn) | guadalupe fur seal
n 1: a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward
[syn: guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus philippi] |
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