PHOCA VITULINA

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Meaning:

Small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere

Synonyms:

common seal; harbor seal; Phoca vitulina

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Phoca vitulina" is a kind of...):

earless seal; hair seal; true seal (any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers)

Holonyms ("Phoca vitulina" is a member of...):

genus Phoca; Phoca (type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals)

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