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fur_seal

fur seal

English

A cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus.

Alternative forms

fur-seal

Noun

fur seal ‎(plural fur seals)

A marine mammal of either of the genera Arctocephalus or Callorhinus of the eared seal family Otariidae, differing from the sea lions in having dense underfur.

Derived terms

Translations

marine mammal

Afrikaans: pelsrob
Cherokee: ᎦᏁᎦ ᎠᏐᎠᏍᏙ ‎(ganega asoasdo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 海狗 (zh) ‎(hǎigǒu)
Czech: lachtan (cs) m
Dutch: zeebeer m
Finnish: merikarhu (fi), turkishylje (fi)
French: ours de mer m, otarie à fourrure f
German: Seebär (de) m
Italian: otaria orsina f
Japanese: 膃肭臍 (ja) ‎(おっとせい, ottosei), オットセイ (ja) ‎(ottosei)

Korean: 물개 (ko) ‎(mulgae)
Maori: oioi
Navajo: tábąąstííntsoh bighaaʼ díłchʼilígíí
Nootka: k̕iłanuus
Portuguese: otária (pt) f
Romanian: urs-de-mare m
Russian: морско́й ко́тик m ‎(morskój kótik), ко́тик (ru) m ‎(kótik)
Swedish: pälssäl c
Turkish: ayıbalığı (tr)
Vietnamese: hải cẩu (vi) (海狗 (vi))

Anagrams

earfuls, refusal