Meaning

1 senses
  1. Synonym of true seal.

    настоя́щий тюле́ньnastojáščij tjulénʹ

More definitions
  • any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Phocids, or earless seals, are said to originate in Asia, about 15 to 20 million years ago.

Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
seal of family Phocidae:

Forms

plural: earless seals
Singularearless seal
Pluralearless seals

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers:true sealhair seal

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