harbor seal
noun
: a small hair seal (Phoca vitulina) of oceanic coasts in the northern hemisphere that often ascends rivers
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web SealNet is tailored to identify the harbor seal, a species with a penchant for posing on coasts in haulouts. 
Sean Mowbray, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2022 In late April, the zoo began welcoming some baby booming additions to its animal kingdom, including a zebra filly, harbor seal pup, three Canada lynx kittens and four Bennett's wallaby joeys. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2022 According to the aquarium, this is the harbor seal's fourth time making the facility's Seal Super Bowl Pick. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 10 Feb. 2022 The zoo has a web page that offers a live feed of the facility's new harbor seal, who has not yet been named, as well as other updates about recent and expected births among animals. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 18 May 2022 The Maritime Aquarium had the harbor seal use this particular skill for her Super Bowl 56 pick. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 10 Feb. 2022 Surrounded by her trainer and veterinarian pals, Bristol, a harbor seal at Mystic Aquarium, underwent a hysterectomy at her longtime home to stop a life-threatening infection. Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 4 Jan. 2022 In 2014, the city decided to close the nearby Children’s Pool beach during the annual harbor seal pupping season from mid-December to mid-May by way of a chain barrier across the middle-level stairs. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2021 Nick, a harbor seal, entered the annals of astronomical history when Guido Dehnhardt, a marine biologist now at the University of Rostock, was studying how marine mammals orient themselves. New York Times, 29 July 2021 See More
Sean Mowbray, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2022 In late April, the zoo began welcoming some baby booming additions to its animal kingdom, including a zebra filly, harbor seal pup, three Canada lynx kittens and four Bennett's wallaby joeys. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2022 According to the aquarium, this is the harbor seal's fourth time making the facility's Seal Super Bowl Pick. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 10 Feb. 2022 The zoo has a web page that offers a live feed of the facility's new harbor seal, who has not yet been named, as well as other updates about recent and expected births among animals. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 18 May 2022 The Maritime Aquarium had the harbor seal use this particular skill for her Super Bowl 56 pick. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 10 Feb. 2022 Surrounded by her trainer and veterinarian pals, Bristol, a harbor seal at Mystic Aquarium, underwent a hysterectomy at her longtime home to stop a life-threatening infection. Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 4 Jan. 2022 In 2014, the city decided to close the nearby Children’s Pool beach during the annual harbor seal pupping season from mid-December to mid-May by way of a chain barrier across the middle-level stairs. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2021 Nick, a harbor seal, entered the annals of astronomical history when Guido Dehnhardt, a marine biologist now at the University of Rostock, was studying how marine mammals orient themselves. New York Times, 29 July 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1766, in the meaning defined above