1. Eared seal of the Southern Hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin
   "the male fur seal is much larger than the female"
    
2. An eared seal of the northern Pacific
   "Fur seals gathered in large colonies on the Pribilof Islands"

Derived forms: fur seals

Type of: eared seal

Part of: Arctocephalus, Callorhinus, genus Arctocephalus, genus Callorhinus

Encyclopedia: Fur seal