true seal
true seal · true seals
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A pinniped of the family Phocidae, characterized by absence of pinnaeA pinniped of the family Phocidae, characterized by absence of pinnae.
Meaning
1 sensesA pinniped of the family Phocidae, characterized by absence of pinnae.
More definitions
- any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers
Forms
plural: true seals| Singular | true seal |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers:earless sealhair seal
See also
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