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earless seal
earless sealn. Any of various seals of the family Phocidae, which includes the harbor seal and elephant seals, characterized by short fore flippers, hind flippers specialized for swimming, a coat of short sleek hair, and the absence of external ears. Also called phocid, true seal.earless seal n (Animals) any seal of the pinniped family Phocidae, typically having rudimentary hind limbs, no external earflaps, and a body covering of hair with no underfur. Also called: hair seal Compare eared seal ear′less seal′ n. any seal of the family Phocidae, lacking external ears and using the hind flippers only for swimming. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | earless seal - any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippershair seal, true sealseal - any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regionsfamily Phocidae, Phocidae - earless sealscommon seal, harbor seal, Phoca vitulina - small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphereharp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus - common Arctic seal; the young are all whiteelephant seal, sea elephant - either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunksbearded seal, Erignathus barbatus, squareflipper square flipper - medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of the Arctic Oceanbladdernose, Cystophora cristata, hooded seal - medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeePhocidaeearless seal Related to earless seal: harbor seal, true sealSynonyms for earless sealnoun any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippersSynonymsRelated Words- seal
- family Phocidae
- Phocidae
- common seal
- harbor seal
- Phoca vitulina
- harp seal
- Pagophilus groenlandicus
- elephant seal
- sea elephant
- bearded seal
- Erignathus barbatus
- squareflipper square flipper
- bladdernose
- Cystophora cristata
- hooded seal
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