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Earless seal Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Earless seal has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers

2

Any of the seals in the taxonomic family Phocidae characterized by lacking external ear flaps; true seals.

See Also
seal phocidae ringed seal pinniped taxonomic true seals harp seal hair seal
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
seal
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
harbor seal harp seal elephant seal bearded seal hooded seal
Rhyming Words
eal feal leal neal veal zeal meal weal teal deal peal heal beal real seal ileal ideal aneal uveal zoeal
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