English noun: fur seal | |||
1. | fur seal (animal) an eared seal of the northern Pacific | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eared seal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Alaska fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus | ||
Member meronym | Callorhinus, genus Callorhinus | ||
2. | fur seal (animal) eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin | ||
Samples | The male fur seal is much larger than the female. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eared seal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Arctocephalus philippi, guadalupe fur seal | ||
Member meronym | Arctocephalus, genus Arctocephalus | ||