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sea puppy

sea puppy noun: a seal, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of seal, such as a fur seal or a sea lion, and most especially a juvenile thereof.

sea puppy: a seal, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of seal, such as a fur seal or a sea lion,...
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Noun

sea puppy (plural sea puppies)

  1. (colloquial, diminutive, humorous, nickname) A seal, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of seal, such as a fur seal or a sea lion, and most especially a juvenile thereof.

Forms of sea puppy

pluralsea puppies

Origin of sea puppy

The nickname comes from their resemblance to dogs in various respects, which is largely explainable by their phylogenetic relation to dogs; and the fact that they live in the sea.

Questions about sea puppy

What does sea puppy mean?
Sea puppy means a seal, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of seal, such as a fur seal or a sea lion, and most especially a juvenile thereof.
What part of speech is sea puppy?
Sea puppy is a noun.
What is the plural of sea puppy?
The plural of sea puppy is sea puppies.

Words near sea puppy in the dictionary

  1. sea pudding
  2. sea puddings
  3. sea pumpkin
  4. sea pumpkins
  5. sea puppies
  6. sea puppy
  7. sea purse
  8. sea purses
  9. sea puss
  10. sea pusses
  11. sea pye

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