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eared seal
noun
: any of a family (Otariidae) of seals including the sea lions and fur seals and having independent mobile hind flippers and small well-developed external ears compare hair seal
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Northern fur seals, like sea lions, are eared seals.
—Dan Joling, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2019
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First Known Use
circa 1808, in the meaning defined above
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“Eared seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eared%20seal. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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eared seal
noun
: any of a family of seals including the sea lions and fur seals and having small well-developed ears on the outside of the head
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