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hair seal

noun

  1. any of various seals having coarse hair and no soft underfur.


hair seal

noun

  1. any earless seal, esp the harbour seal, having a coat of stiff hair with no underfur
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hair seal1

First recorded in 1815–25

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