English noun: true seal | |||
1. | true seal (animal) any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers | ||
Synonyms | earless seal, hair seal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | seal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bearded seal, bladdernose, common seal, Cystophora cristata, elephant seal, Erignathus barbatus, harbor seal, harp seal, hooded seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus, Phoca vitulina, sea elephant, squareflipper square flipper | ||
Member meronym | family Phocidae, Phocidae | ||