Hair Seal (Noun)
Meaning
Any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The hair seal's distinctive stiff hairlike coat allowed it to maintain warmth in the icy waters.
- A colony of hair seals inhabited the rocky coastline, often observed by curious onlookers.
- Researchers were fascinated by the unique adaptation of hair seals' hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers.
- During the mating season, male hair seals would fiercely compete for dominance on the shore.
- Conservation efforts were put in place to protect the declining population of hair seals in the region.