| NOUN | animal | eared seal | pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land |
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| Meaning | pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur. | |
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| Member of | Otariidae, family Otariidae | eared seals |
| Narrower | fur seal | eared seal of the southern hemisphere |
| fur seal | An eared seal of the northern Pacific | |
| sea lion | Any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat | |
| Broader | seal | Any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed |
| Catalan | otària | |
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