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eared seal

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noun
any seal of the family Otariidae, comprising the sea lions and fur seals, having external ears and flexible hind flippers that are used when moving about on land: the front flippers are used in swimming.
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Compare earless seal.

Origin of eared seal

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby eared seal

ear candy, eardrop, ear drops, eardrum, eared, eared seal, earflap, earful, ear fungus, ear-grabbing, Earhart
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How to use eared seal in a sentence

  • The Eared Seal is distinguished from the true seal, as his name implies by the possession of external ears.

    Natural History in Anecdote|Various

  • This helps to keep a man's legs from twitching as he waits and waits and waits for the quick-eared seal to rise.

    The Second Jungle Book|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for eared seal

eared seal
noun
any seal of the pinniped family Otariidae, typically having visible earflaps and conspicuous hind limbs that can be used for locomotion on landCompare earless seal
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