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Found 3 hits - Term: fur seal, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fur \fur\, a.
   of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur
   cap; the fur trade.
   1913 webster

   fur seal zool. one of several species of seals of the
      genera callorhinus and arclocephalus, inhabiting the
      north pacific and the antarctic oceans. they have a coat
      of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. the northern
      fur seal callorhinus ursinus breeds in vast numbers on
      the prybilov islands, off the coast of alaska; -- called
      also sea bear.
      1913 webster
see also:
fur seal callorhinus arclocephalus callorhinus ursinus sea bear 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
seal \seal\ s=el, n. oe. sele, as. seolh; akin to ohg.
   selah, dan. sael, sw. sjauml, icel. selr. zool.
   any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families phocidae and
   otariidae.
   1913 webster

   note: seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in
         the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. there are
         numerous species, bearing such popular names as sea
         lion, sea leopard, sea bear, or ursine seal,
         fur seal, and sea elephant. the bearded seal
         erignathus barbatus, the hooded seal cystophora
         cristata, and the ringed seal phoca foetida, are
         northern species. see also eared seal, harp seal,
         monk seal, and fur seal, under eared, harp,
         monk, and fur. seals are much hunted for their
         skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some
         species is very abundant.
         1913 webster

   harbor seal zool., the common seal phoca vitulina. it
      inhabits both the north atlantic and the north pacific
      ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also marbled
      seal, native seal, river seal, bay seal, land
      seal, sea calf, sea cat, sea dog, dotard,
      ranger, selchie, tangfish.
      1913 webster
see also:
phocidae otariidae sea lion sea leopard sea bear ursine seal 
fur seal sea elephant erignathus barbatus cystophora cristata phoca foetida 
eared seal harp seal monk seal fur seal eared 
harp monk fur harbor seal phoca vitulina 
marbled seal native seal river seal bay seal land seal 
sea calf sea cat sea dog dotard ranger 
selchie tangfish 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
fur seal
     n 1: fur seal of the northern pacific
     2: eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft
        underfur is the source of sealskin


Results 1 - 4 of 4 found about fur seal:

Fur >> F Words
Fur, definition of term: Fur
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Fur Coat >> F Words
Fur Coat, definition of term: Fur Coat
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Elephant Seal >> E Words
Elephant Seal, definition of term: Elephant Seal
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Eared Seal >> E Words
Eared Seal, definition of term: Eared Seal
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