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Definition of Earless seal
1. Noun. Any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers.
Generic synonyms: Seal
Group relationships: Family Phocidae, Phocidae
Specialized synonyms: Common Seal, Harbor Seal, Phoca Vitulina, Harp Seal, Pagophilus Groenlandicus, Elephant Seal, Sea Elephant, Bearded Seal, Erignathus Barbatus, Squareflipper Square Flipper, Bladdernose, Cystophora Cristata, Hooded Seal
Definition of Earless seal
1. Noun. Any of the seals in the taxonomic family Phocidae characterized by lacking external ear flaps; true seals. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Earless Seal
Literary usage of Earless seal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Contemporary Review (1876)
"... the fur above mentioned, which is the skin of some species of Eared Seal ;
and the short, bristly hair, which is the skin of some True or earless seal, ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1895)
"Four kinds of teals were seen—the white seal; the sea-leopard; the earless seal;
and the common grey seal. All the bergs showed distinctly whether they were ..."
3. The Canadian Monthly and National Review by William White (1876)
"He distinguishes between the Eared Seal, or Sea Lion, and the earless seal, or
Seal Proper, and gives an entertaining account of the habits, species, ..."
4. The Cruise of the 'Antarctic' to the South Polar Regions by Henrik Johan Bull (1896)
"To the zoology of Antarctica we made no fresh addition, the earless seal being
already described by others. On Campbell Islands a new and graceful species ..."
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