English Explanatory Dictionary

sea puppy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

sea puppy sea puppies

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.

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