FUR SEAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fur seal mean? 

• FUR SEAL (noun)
  The noun FUR SEAL has 2 senses:

1. an eared seal of the northern Pacific

2. eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin

  Familiarity information: FUR SEAL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUR SEAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An eared seal of the northern Pacific

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("fur seal" is a kind of...):

eared seal (pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fur seal"):

Alaska fur seal; Callorhinus ursinus (of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California)

Holonyms ("fur seal" is a member of...):

Callorhinus; genus Callorhinus (fur seals)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Context example:

the male fur seal is much larger than the female

Hypernyms ("fur seal" is a kind of...):

eared seal (pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fur seal"):

Arctocephalus philippi; guadalupe fur seal (a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward)

Holonyms ("fur seal" is a member of...):

Arctocephalus; genus Arctocephalus (fur seals)

 Context examples 

The sevengill and great white are both ordinarily apex predators and seek some of the same food, such as cape fur seals, but great whites can also prey directly on sevengills.

(Study indicates as great white shark disappears, living fossil moves in, Wikinews)