| NOUN | animal | fur seal | an eared seal of the northern Pacific |
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| animal | fur seal | eared seal of the southern hemisphere |
| Meaning | An eared seal of the northern Pacific. | |
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| Member of | Callorhinus, genus Callorhinus | fur seals |
| Narrower | Alaska fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus | Of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California |
| Broader | eared seal | pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land |
| Meaning | eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin. | |
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| Example | "the male fur seal is much larger than the female" | |
| Member of | Arctocephalus, genus Arctocephalus | fur seals |
| Narrower | guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus philippi | A fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward |
| Broader | eared seal | pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land |
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