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harbor seal

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harbor seal
n.
A hair seal (Phoca vitulina) of coastal waters of the Northern Hemisphere, having a spotted coat.
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Noun1.harbor sealharbor seal - small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere
common seal, Phoca vitulina
earless seal, hair seal, true seal - any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers
genus Phoca, Phoca - type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals
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The similarity between estimated cumulative proportion of deaths in 1988 (53% of the population) and 2002 (54%) suggests that the pathogenicity of PDV for the harbor seal population has not changed noticeably.
Phocine distemper outbreak, the Netherlands, 2002 by Kuiken, Thijs / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Researchers at England's Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) raised six orphaned harbor seal pups, Phoca vitulina (FO-ka vit-yoo-LIE-nah).
Stalking seals by Norlander, Britt / Science World
The harbor seal population crashed in the late 1970s.
Has whaling driven orcas to a diet of sea lions? by Ramsayer, K. / Science News
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