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seal

seal

100 1.0
A large sea mammal with flippers that lives near cold coasts
  • noun
  • /siːl/
: foca
  • 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.

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Examples

  • The polar bears hunt the seals, the seals eat the fish.

  • What's the difference between a seal and a sea lion?

  • Well, tonight, while I was swimming, a harbor seal followed me.

  • On the beaches, there is a chance to find a sleeping monk seal, an endangered species.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Fishing operations may be disrupted if live seals are brought aboard in the net.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The scientists observed a mother seal caring for her pup on the icy shore.

  • During our trip to the Arctic, we saw a colony of seals lounging on the ice.

Synonyms

pinniped
vsseal
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A water mammal with flippers like a seal or walrus

is a specific large marine mammal that breeds ashore in cold regions

Compounds

Navy SEAL
  • Formal
72 4.4

A member of a top United States Navy unit trained for special sea, air, and land missions

An official stamp shows a person in charge thinks something is good

break seal
  • Specialized
8 6.1

A seal that breaks when a package is opened to show if someone opened it

A very large seal with a nose like an elephant's trunk that lives on beaches

great seal
  • Formal
3 7.5

An official stamp used by a government to show that a document is genuine

2 3.9

A small spotted seal that lives along coasts in the Northern Hemisphere

2 4.1

A large seal with visible ears and thick fur that lives in cold seas

2 5.4

A large Arctic seal with dark curved marks on its back and white newborn pups

1 9.9

A senior UK government official who has an old title, no set duties, and sometimes has extra responsibilities

An official seal used to show a United States government document is real

A silvery-grey seal that lives in Antarctica and eats krill

golden seal
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A plant with a thick yellow root used in herbal medicine

hudson seal
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Fur from a muskrat that is dyed to look like seal fur

A six-pointed star made by two equal triangles used as a symbol of Judaism

1 6.8

A medium-sized Arctic animal that lives in the sea with long whiskers used to find food under ice

1 3.8

A small, spotted sea animal that lives on cold northern coasts

seal oil
  • Archaic
1 6.7

A yellowish liquid from seal fat that people use to make soap, treat leather, and burn in lamps

1 7.7

A medium-sized seal in Arctic waters with a large inflatable bag on its nose

A woodland plant with long curved stems, pairs of hanging green bell flowers and a thick root with round scars

1 7.0

A ring with a carved top you press into wax to make a mark

1 6.6

A large sea mammal with thick fur that lives on the Pacific coast from Alaska to California

1 9.9

A formal written agreement signed with a special stamp that has stronger force in law

earless seal
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A sea animal with no outside ear flaps and back flippers for swimming

A silvery grey seal from Antarctica that eats mainly small sea animals with shells

A sea mammal with visible ear flaps that walks on land, like sea lions and fur seals

A forest plant with smooth leaves and small hanging green flowers

A seal with thick fur that lives on rocky Pacific coasts near California and Mexico

hair seal
  • Specialized
7.3

A sea animal with no outer ears, a stiff coat of hair, and back legs like flippers

9.8

A small underwater explosive fishermen use to scare seals from fishing areas

true seal
  • Specialized
6.5

A sea mammal without visible ears, with fur and back flippers for swimming

How Big

seal
100 1.0
hooded seal
  • US
1 7.7
harbor seal
  • US
2 3.9

Surface Forms

seal singular
seals plural

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.