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
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Fur, definition of term: Fur
fur_pag1.html Fur Coat
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Fur Coat, definition of term: Fur Coat
fur+coat_pag1.html Elephant Seal
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Elephant Seal, definition of term: Elephant Seal
elephant+seal_pag1.html Eared Seal
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Eared Seal, definition of term: Eared Seal
eared+seal_pag1.html
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