northern fur seals

fur seal

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

fur seal

(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

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Alaska fur seal Arctocephalus Arctocephalus philippi Bering Sea Controversy Callorhinus Callorhinus ursinus eared seal Eumetopias jubatus family Otariidae Fur Seal Islands genus Arctocephalus genus Callorhinus guadalupe fur seal Holluschickie Otariidae Pribilof Islands Sea bear sea lion Seal-brown	Hookworm disease has been recognized in northern fur seals since 1896 when F. What Is Hookworm? by Richard James / Health, general community NMFS has concluded that the pollock fisheries are likely to jeopardize Steller sea lion survival and recovery and adversely modify their habitat, and concern is growing that the fisheries may be responsible for the rapid disappearance of northern fur seals from the once massive rookeries on the Pribilof Islands. Alaska as a model for sustainable fisheries? Not quite. We are facing ... by Hocevar, John / Alaska Business Monthly The diet of transient killer whales in spring was primarily gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus), and in summer primarily northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). Ecotypic variation and predatory behavior among killer whales ... by Matkin, Craig O.; Barrett-Lennard, Lance G.; Yurk, Harald; Ellifrit, David; Trites, Andrew W. / Fishery Bulletin	norther Northerliness northerly northern Northern Alliance Northern Baptist Northern Baptist Convention northern barramundi Northern bedstraw northern beech fern Northern blot analysis northern bobwhite northern bog lemming Northern Cape northern cardinal northern casque-headed frog northern cricket frog Northern Cross Northern Crown Northern dewberry Northern diver northern dune tansy Northern Dvina northern Europe northern flying squirrel northern fur seals northern harrier Northern Hemisphere northern holly fern Northern Ireland Northern Irish Northern Isles northern Jacob's ladder Northern Kingdom northern lights Northern lobster northern mammoth Northern Mariana Islands Northern Marianas Northern muscadine northern node northern oak fern northern oriole Northern Paiute northern parula northern phalarope northern pike northern pin oak northern pitch pine northern pocket gopher northern porgy	northern flickers Northern Flower Growers Association northern flying squirrel northern flying squirrel Northern Food Industry Innovation Network Northern Forest Canoe Trail Northern Forest Diversification Center northern forest grasstree northern forest grasstree northern forest grasstree Northern Forest Heritage Park Northern Forest Land Council Northern Forest Lands Study Northern Forest Products Association Northern Forest Protection Fund Northern Formal Methods Workshop Northern Forts of Kronstadt Northern Forts of Kronstadt northern fowl mite northern fowl mite northern fowl mite northern fowl mite Northern Free State Northern Free-style Karate Association Northern Friends Peace Board Northern Frontier Visitors Association Northern Fulmars Northern Fulmars Northern Fur Seal Northern Fur Seal northern fur seals Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Northern Games Northern Gannet northern gannets northern gannets Northern Gas Project Secretariat Northern Gateway Access Road Northern Gauteng Badminton Association Northern Gaza Emergency Sewage Treatment Northern General Hospital Northern German Cricket Foundation Northern Giant Petrel Northern Giant Petrel Northern Giant-Petrel Northern Gold Coast Beach Protection Strategy Northern Golden Retriever Association Northern Goshawk Northern Goshawk Northern Goshawk northern goshawks northern goshawks northern goshawks Northern Governorates Water Administration Northern Grace Youth Camp Northern Grampians Shire Council Northern grasshopper mouse Northern Great Lakes Synod Northern Great Plains Initiative Northern Great Plains Initiative for Rural Development Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory

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Alaska fur seal
Arctocephalus
Arctocephalus philippi
Bering Sea Controversy
Callorhinus
Callorhinus ursinus
eared seal
Eumetopias jubatus
family Otariidae
Fur Seal Islands
genus Arctocephalus
genus Callorhinus
guadalupe fur seal
Holluschickie
Otariidae
Pribilof Islands
Sea bear
sea lion
Seal-brown

Hookworm disease has been recognized in northern fur seals since 1896 when F.

What Is Hookworm? by Richard James / Health, general community

NMFS has concluded that the pollock fisheries are likely to jeopardize Steller sea lion survival and recovery and adversely modify their habitat, and concern is growing that the fisheries may be responsible for the rapid disappearance of northern fur seals from the once massive rookeries on the Pribilof Islands.

Alaska as a model for sustainable fisheries? Not quite. We are facing ... by Hocevar, John / Alaska Business Monthly

The diet of transient killer whales in spring was primarily gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus), and in summer primarily northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus).

Ecotypic variation and predatory behavior among killer whales ... by Matkin, Craig O.; Barrett-Lennard, Lance G.; Yurk, Harald; Ellifrit, David; Trites, Andrew W. / Fishery Bulletin

Northern Baptist Convention

northern barramundi

Northern bedstraw

northern beech fern

Northern blot analysis