fur seal

Noun fur seal has 2 senses

• fur seal(n = noun.animal) - an eared seal of the northern Pacific;
is a kind of eared seal
is a member of callorhinus, genus callorhinus
has particulars: alaska fur seal, callorhinus ursinus

• fur seal(n = noun.animal) - eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin; "the male fur seal is much larger than the female"
is a kind of eared seal
is a member of arctocephalus, genus arctocephalus
has particulars: arctocephalus philippi, guadalupe fur seal