seal
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- noun
- /siːl/
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- While exploring the coastline, we spotted a harbor seal basking on a rock.
- harbor seal
- live seals
- seals feeding
There's no rummaging seals, Penguins, you name it.
- There's no rummaging seals, Penguins, you name it.
- If you see a seal on a ball, they moving.
- Snow leopard, sandpiper, Hawaiian monk seal, the Chuckwalla lizard.
- But they were naked because they put seal fat all over the body to stay warm.
- We had to they were worried about seal procreation, whether the Seals would be dismayed by the Sonic booms.
Examples
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The polar bears hunt the seals, the seals eat the fish.
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What's the difference between a seal and a sea lion?
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Well, tonight, while I was swimming, a harbor seal followed me.
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On the beaches, there is a chance to find a sleeping monk seal, an endangered species.
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Fishing operations may be disrupted if live seals are brought aboard in the net.
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The scientists observed a mother seal caring for her pup on the icy shore.
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During our trip to the Arctic, we saw a colony of seals lounging on the ice.
Synonyms
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A water mammal with flippers like a seal or walrus
Compounds
- Formal
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A member of a top United States Navy unit trained for special sea, air, and land missions
- US
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A medium-sized Arctic animal that lives in the sea with long whiskers used to find food under ice
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A senior UK government official who has an old title, no set duties, and sometimes has extra responsibilities
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An official seal used to show a United States government document is real
- Formal
A formal written agreement signed with a special stamp that has stronger force in law
A silvery grey seal from Antarctica that eats mainly small sea animals with shells
A large sea mammal with thick fur that lives on the Pacific coast from Alaska to California
A seal with thick fur that lives on rocky Pacific coasts near California and Mexico
- Specialized
A sea animal with no outer ears, a stiff coat of hair, and back legs like flippers
- Archaic
A yellowish liquid from seal fat that people use to make soap, treat leather, and burn in lamps
- Specialized
A sea mammal without visible ears, with fur and back flippers for swimming
A woodland plant with long curved stems, pairs of hanging green bell flowers and a thick root with round scars
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Seal for the sea animal comes from an old English word seolh that named the creature, so this short name has been used for the marine mammal for many centuries.