Found 2 items, similar to Fur seal.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: fur seal
fur seal
n 1: fur seal of the northern Pacific
2: eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft
underfur is the source of sealskin
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Fur seal
Fur
\Fur\, a.
Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur
cap; the fur trade.
[1913 Webster]
Fur seal (Zo["o]l.) one of several species of seals of the
genera
Callorhinus and
Arclocephalus, inhabiting the
North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat
of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern
fur seal (
Callorhinus ursinus) breeds in vast numbers on
the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; -- called
also
sea bear.
[1913 Webster]