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fur seal

fur seal noun: any pinniped of the genera Arctocephalus and Callorhinus, differing from the sea lions in having dense underfur.

fur seal: any pinniped of the genera Arctocephalus and Callorhinus, differing from the sea lions in having...
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Noun

fur seal (plural fur seals)

  1. Any pinniped of the genera Arctocephalus and Callorhinus, differing from the sea lions in having dense underfur.
    • Near-synonym: sea puppy (a seal; informal, humorous)
    Synonyms:
    sea puppy

fur seal meaning in Vietnamese

fur seal in Vietnamese

marine mammal
hải cẩu

Synonyms of fur seal

Forms of fur seal

pluralfur seals

Words formed from fur seal

Questions about fur seal

What does fur seal mean?
Fur seal means any pinniped of the genera Arctocephalus and Callorhinus, differing from the sea lions in having dense underfur.
What is fur seal in Vietnamese?
Fur seal in Vietnamese is hải cẩu. See Fur seal meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is fur seal?
Fur seal is a noun.
What is the plural of fur seal?
The plural of fur seal is fur seals.

Words near fur seal in the dictionary

  1. fur farm
  2. fur farms
  3. fur out
  4. fur pie
  5. fur pies
  6. fur seal
  7. fur seals
  8. fur trade
  9. fur trader
  10. fur traders
  11. fur up

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