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northern fur seal

northern fur seal noun: a fur seal of the species Callorhinus ursinus (formerly Arctocephalus ursinus), of the northern Pacific.

northern fur seal: a fur seal of the species Callorhinus ursinus (formerly Arctocephalus ursinus), of the northern...
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Noun

northern fur seal (plural northern fur seals)

  1. A fur seal of the species Callorhinus ursinus (formerly Arctocephalus ursinus), of the northern Pacific.
    • Arctocephalus ursinus. Northern Fur-Seal. Adult male grey-black; hair of the back long, black, reddish, with a subterminal band and a short grey tip; under fur short, wolly, red; the hair of the neck and front of the body longer, forming a kind of mane; lips and nose reddish; whiskers very long...1859, John Edward Gray, “On the Sea-Bear of Foster, the Ursus marinus of Steller, Arctocephalus ursinus of Authors”, in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, page 103

Forms of northern fur seal

pluralnorthern fur seals
alternative formnorthern fur-seal

Questions about northern fur seal

What does northern fur seal mean?
Northern fur seal means a fur seal of the species Callorhinus ursinus (formerly Arctocephalus ursinus), of the northern Pacific.
What part of speech is northern fur seal?
Northern fur seal is a noun.
What is the plural of northern fur seal?
The plural of northern fur seal is northern fur seals.

Words near northern fur seal in the dictionary

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  2. northern flicker
  3. northern flickers
  4. northern fulmar
  5. northern fulmars
  6. northern fur seal
  7. northern fur seals
  8. northern fur-seal
  9. northern fur-seals
  10. northern gannet
  11. northern gannets

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