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

Derived forms: sea elephants

Type of: earless seal, hair seal, true seal

Part of: genus Mirounga, Mirounga

Encyclopedia: Sea elephant