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Noun: harbor seal  haar-bur seel
Usage: N. Amer
  1. 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