| 单词 | eared seal |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseared seal eared seal n. any of the pinniped mammals constituting the family Otariidae, comprising the sea lions and fur seals, which are distinguished from the true seals by having small external ears and the ability to walk on all four limbs; = otariid n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Pinnipedia (seal, sea lion, or walrus) > [noun] > family Ostaridae (eared seal) eared seal?a1808 hair-seal1824 otary1834 otariid1871 ?a1808 Universal Syst. Nat. Hist. 3 568 (heading) The Eared Seal. With a conoid head; nose rather pointed; ears an inch long, very narrow and pointed. 1878 Cassell's Nat. Hist. II. 219 Northern fur seal..the habits and life-history of this animal are probably more accurately known than those of any other of the Eared Seals. 1966 Encycl. N.Z. III. 203 Three species of seals breed at present in the New Zealand region..: two are eared seals. 2011 New Yorker 21 Mar. 36/2 Sea lions are of the family Otariidae, the ‘eared’ seals. < as lemmas |
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