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FUR SEAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

the male fur seal is much larger than the female

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

eared seal (pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur)

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

Arctocephalus philippi; guadalupe fur seal (a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward)

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

Arctocephalus; genus Arctocephalus (fur seals)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An eared seal of the northern Pacific

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

eared seal (pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur)

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

Alaska fur seal; Callorhinus ursinus (of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California)

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

Callorhinus; genus Callorhinus (fur seals)

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