Noun: harbor seal haar-bur seel
Usage: N. Amer
Usage: N. Amer
- Small spotted seal of coastal waters of the Northern Hemisphere
"Harbor seals lounged on the ice floes";
- common seal, Phoca vitulina
Derived forms: harbor seals
Type of: earless seal, hair seal, true seal
Part of: genus Phoca, Phoca
Encyclopedia: Harbor seal