EARED SEAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("eared seal" is a kind of...):

seal (any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "eared seal"):

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

fur seal (an eared seal of the northern Pacific)

sea lion (any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat)

Holonyms ("eared seal" is a member of...):

family Otariidae; Otariidae (eared seals: sea lions and fur seals)