elephant seal

[ el-uh-fuhnt seel ]

noun
  1. either of two large earless seals of the genus Mirounga, specifically M. angustirostris(northern elephant seal ) of the Pacific coast of North America and M. leonina(southern elephant seal ) of the Southern Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean, both species noted for a curved proboscis resembling an elephant's trunk: the largest living carnivorans, weighing up to 11,000 pounds (5,000 kilograms).

Origin of elephant seal

1
First recorded in 1835–45

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elephant seal

noun
  1. either of two large earless seals, Mirounga leonina of southern oceans or M. angustirostris of the N Atlantic, the males of which have a long trunklike snout

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