fur seal

noun

1. an eared seal of the northern Pacific

• Hypernyms: ↑eared seal

• Hyponyms: ↑Alaska fur seal, ↑Callorhinus ursinus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Callorhinus, ↑genus Callorhinus

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

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the male fur seal is much larger than the female

• Hypernyms: ↑eared seal

• Hyponyms: ↑guadalupe fur seal, ↑Arctocephalus philippi

• Member Holonyms: ↑Arctocephalus, ↑genus Arctocephalus

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noun

: any of various eared seals that have a double coat with a dense soft underfur highly valued for clothing and trimmings and that are now nearly extinct except at a few protected breeding places:

a. : a seal of the genus Arctocephalus

b. : a seal of the genus Callorhinus; specifically : a seal (C. alascanus) that breeds on the Pribilof islands

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any of several eared seals, as Callorhinus alascanus, having a plush underfur used in making coats, trimmings, etc.

[1765-75]

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fur seal noun

A sea bear, an eared seal with dense fur under its long hairs

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Main Entry: ↑fur

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fur seal,

any one of various species of eared seal that have a thick, soft underfur of great value, such as the northern fur seal.

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n. a gregarious eared seal that frequents the coasts of the Pacific and southern oceans, the male of which is substantially larger than the female. The thick fur on the underside is used commercially as sealskin. ● Two genera in the family Otariidae: the northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) and the southern fur seal (genus Arctocephalus)