cape seal

cape seal
noun or cape sea lion
Usage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: from Cape of Good Hope
: a fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) inhabiting islands off the coast of southern Africa

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Cape seal,
a fur seal living in waters off the Cape of Good Hope.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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