noun
pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur
• Hypernyms: ↑seal
• Member Holonyms: ↑Otariidae, ↑family Otariidae
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noun : any of various seals comprising the family Otariidae, including the sea lions and fur seals, having the hind limbs independent and mobile so that they are able to move with some facility on land, and being distinguished from other seals by small but well-developed external ears
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any seal of the family Otariidae, comprising the sea lions and fur seals, having external ears and flexible hind flippers that are used when moving about on land: the front flippers are used in swimming. Cf. earless seal.
[1880-85]
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eared seal,
any one of a family of seals with very small ears, including the sea lions and fur seals but not the hair seals; otary.
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n. see seal II
Useful english dictionary. 2012.