Meanings
nouncommon seal (plural common seals)
plural common seals
- Phoca vitulina, a seal living in the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Synonyms: harbor seal, harbour seal, selkie, sea calf
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPhoca vitulina, a seal living in the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall spotted seal of coastal waters of the Northern Hemisphere
Similar
harbor sealPhoca vitulina
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common seal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20seal
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