Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fur seal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
fur seal
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any pinniped of the genera Arctocephalus and Callorhinus, differing from the sea lions in having dense underfur.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

fur seals (plural)

Phrases

Alaska fur seal Amsterdam fur seal Antarctic fur seal Antipodean fur seal Australian fur seal brown fur seal Cape fur seal Galápagos fur seal

Frequently Paired Words

sea lion earless seal true seal walrus pinniped

Synonyms

sea puppy

Questions

What does fur seal mean?
Any pinniped of the genera Arctocephalus and Callorhinus, differing from the sea lions in having dense underfur.

How to pronounce fur seal

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