Function: noun
Date: 1824
: any of a family (Phocidae) of seals having a coarse hairy coat, the hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers, and no external ears ― called also true seal ― compare EARED SEAL
Function: noun
Date: 1824
: any of a family (Phocidae) of seals having a coarse hairy coat, the hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers, and no external ears ― called also true seal ― compare EARED SEAL
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012