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any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers

↑harbor seal, ↑common seal, ↑Phoca vitulina, ↑harp seal, ↑Pagophilus groenlandicus, ↑elephant seal, ↑sea elephant, ↑bearded seal, ↑squareflipper square flipper, ↑Erignathus barbatus, ↑hooded seal, ↑bladdernose, ↑Cystophora cristata

1. : a seal whose coat lacks underfur

2.

a. : the fur of the hair seal

b. : an article made of this fur

any of various seals having coarse hair and no soft underfur.

[1815-25]

hair seal noun

A sea-lion, or eared seal with coarse hair only

Main Entry: ↑hair

hair seal,

any one of the earless seals, having coarse hair with no soft underlying fur, and little hunted for their pelts.