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Found 2 hits - Term: ursine seal, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : 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 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ursine \ur"sine\, a. l. ursinus, from ursus a bear. see
   ursa.
   of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear.
   1913 webster

   ursine baboon. zool. see chacma.

   ursine dasyure zool., the tasmanian devil.

   ursine howler zool., the araguato. see illust. under
      howler.

   ursine seal. zool. see sea bear, and the note under 1st
      seal.
      1913 webster
see also:
ursa ursine baboon chacma ursine dasyure ursine howler howler 
ursine seal sea bear seal 

Results 1 - 10 of 12 found about ursine seal:

Seal >> S Words
Seal, definition of term: Seal
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Ursine >> U Words
Ursine, definition of term: Ursine
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Ursine Howler >> U Words
Ursine Howler, definition of term: Ursine Howler
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River Seal >> R Words
River Seal, definition of term: River Seal
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Solomons Seal >> S Words
Solomons Seal, definition of term: Solomons Seal
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Ribbon Seal >> R Words
Ribbon Seal, definition of term: Ribbon Seal
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Harp Seal >> H Words
Harp Seal, definition of term: Harp Seal
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Elephant Seal >> E Words
Elephant Seal, definition of term: Elephant Seal
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Golden Seal >> G Words
Golden Seal, definition of term: Golden Seal
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Great Seal >> G Words
Great Seal, definition of term: Great Seal
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