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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea puppy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
sea pup-py
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A seal, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of seal, such as a fur seal or a sea lion, and most especially a juvenile thereof.

Colloquial; Humorous

Etymology

The nickname comes from their resemblance to dogs in various respects, which is largely explainable by their phylogenetic relation to dogs; and the fact that they live in the sea.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sea puppies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sky puppy

Questions

What does sea puppy mean?
A seal, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of seal, such as a fur seal or a sea lion, and most especially a juvenile thereof.
Where does sea puppy come from?
The nickname comes from their resemblance to dogs in various respects, which is largely explainable by their phylogenetic relation to dogs; and the fact that they live in the sea.

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