fur seal (redirected from Fur seals)

fur seal

n.

Any of several eared seals of the genera Callorhinus or Arctocephalus, having thick, soft underfur that is valued commercially for use in making garments.

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fur seal

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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various eared seals, esp of the genus Arctocephalus, that have a fine dense underfur and are hunted as a source of sealskin

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Noun	1.	fur seal - an eared seal of the northern Pacific eared seal - pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur Callorhinus, genus Callorhinus - fur seals Alaska fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus - of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California
	2.	fur seal - eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin; "the male fur seal is much larger than the female" eared seal - pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur Arctocephalus, genus Arctocephalus - fur seals Arctocephalus philippi, guadalupe fur seal - a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward