Definitions for eared seal

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

eared′ seal′(n.)

  1. any seal of the family Otariidae, comprising the sea lions and fur seals, having external ears and flexible hind flippers that are used when moving about on land.

    Category: Zoology, Mammals

Origin of eared seal:

1880–85

Princeton's WordNet

  1. eared seal(noun)

    pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur

Wiktionary

  1. eared seal(Noun)

    A seal belonging in the Otariidae family; a fur seal or a sea lion.


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