Baikal seal

noun

An earless seal of species Pusa sibirica, inhabiting Lake Baikal. It is unusual for being a freshwater seal, whereas most other seals live in salt water.

Meanings

nounBaikal seal (plural Baikal seals)

plural Baikal seals

  1. An earless seal of species Pusa sibirica, inhabiting Lake Baikal. It is unusual for being a freshwater seal, whereas most other seals live in salt water.

Translations

Finnish baikalinhylje
  • baikalinhyljePusa sibirica
Polish nerpa bajkalska, foka bajkalska
  • nerpa bajkalskaPusa sibirica
  • foka bajkalskaPusa sibirica
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APA

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Chicago

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