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Fur seal Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Fur seal has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an eared seal of the northern Pacific

2

eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin

"the male fur seal is much larger than the female"

3

A marine mammal of either of the genera Arctocephalus or Callorhinus of the eared seal family Otariidae, differing from the sea lions in having dense underfur.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
eared seal
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Alaska fur seal guadalupe fur 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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