noun
a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward
• Syn: ↑Arctocephalus philippi
• Hypernyms: ↑fur seal
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nounUsage: usually capitalized G
: a fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) formerly common along the coast of California and Mexico but now limited to a small area where it is protected by the Mexican government
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Guadalupe fur seal,
a dark brown fur seal of the Pacific coast of southern California and Mexico, now near extinction.
╂[< Guadalupe Island, off the Pacific coast of Mexico]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.