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Definition of "fur seal" [fur seal]

  • Any of several eared seals of the genera Callorhinus or Arctocephalus, having thick, soft underfur that is valued commercially for use in making garments. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Words like "fur seal"
alaska fur seal
Amsterdam fur seal
Antarctic fur seal
Antipodean fur seal
Australian fur seal
beluga
brown fur seal
Cape fur seal
dry-fly
Galapagos fur seal
giant fur seal
handline