eared seal
noun
: any of a family (Otariidae) of seals including the sea lions and fur seals and having independent mobile hind flippers and small well-developed external ears compare hair seal
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Northern fur seals, like sea lions, are eared seals.
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Dan Joling, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2019
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Dan Joling, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2019
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