guadalupe fur seal

guadalupe fur seal
noun
a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward
Hypernyms: ↑fur seal

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized G
: a fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) formerly common along the coast of California and Mexico but now limited to a small area where it is protected by the Mexican government

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Guadalupe fur seal,
a dark brown fur seal of the Pacific coast of southern California and Mexico, now near extinction.
[< Guadalupe Island, off the Pacific coast of Mexico]

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