sea elephant

noun

The elephant seal.

Meanings

sea elephant1

nounsea elephant (plural sea elephants)

plural sea elephants · alternative sea-elephant

Sea Elephant2

proper noun
  1. A locality on King Island, Tasmania, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouneither of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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