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Noun: elephant seal  'e-lu-funt,seel
  1. Either of two species of large seals (found in both northern and southern hemispheres) having snouts resembling trunks
    "The massive elephant seal dominated the beach during breeding season";
    - sea elephant

Derived forms: elephant seals

Type of: earless seal, hair seal, true seal

Part of: genus Mirounga, Mirounga

Encyclopedia: Elephant seal