Define the word Callorhinus ursinus"Callorhinus ursinus" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Fur \Fur\, a.
Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur
cap; the fur trade.
[1913 Webster]
Fur seal (Zool.) one of several species of seals of the
genera Callorhinus and Arclocephalus, inhabiting the
North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat
of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern
fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) breeds in vast numbers on
the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; -- called
also sea bear.
[1913 Webster]
"Callorhinus ursinus" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
Callorhinus ursinus
n : of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California [syn: Alaska fur seal]
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