Fur seal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an eared seal of the northern Pacific
  2. noun eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin
    • the male fur seal is much larger than the female

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) one of several species of seals of the genera Callorhinus and Arclocephalus, inhabiting the North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) breeds in vast numbers on the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; called also sea bear.

Webster 1913