Meanings
noungrey seal (plural grey seals)
plural grey seals
- A seal species (Halichoerus grypus).
The number of grey seals born at a relatively new colony on the Suffolk coast has almost doubled this year, the National Trust revealed.
2026 February 19, “Record number of seal pups born at shingle spit”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2026, retrieved 26 Sep 2026Synonyms: Atlantic grey seal, Atlantic seal, horsehead seal, selkie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA seal species (Halichoerus grypus).
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Translations
Catalan foca grisa
- foca grisaHalichoerus grypus
Danish gråsæl
- gråsælHalichoerus grypus
Finnish harmaahylje
- harmaahyljeHalichoerus grypus
French phoque gris
- phoque grisHalichoerus grypus
German Kegelrobbe
- KegelrobbeHalichoerus grypus
Hungarian kúpos fóka
- kúpos fókaHalichoerus grypus
Icelandic útselur, eyjaselur
- útselurHalichoerus grypus
- eyjaselurHalichoerus grypus
- grænselurHalichoerus grypus
- haustselurHalichoerus grypus
- orkniHalichoerus grypus
- útskerjaselurHalichoerus grypus
- vetrarselurHalichoerus grypus
- vigraselurHalichoerus grypus
Irish rón glas
- rón glasHalichoerus grypus
Latvian pelēkais ronis
- pelēkais ronisHalichoerus grypus
Lithuanian pilkasis ruonis
- pilkasis ruonisHalichoerus grypus
Polish szarytka morska, foka szara
- szarytka morskaHalichoerus grypus
- foka szaraHalichoerus grypus
Russian длинномо́рдый тюле́нь, горбоно́сый тюле́нь
- длинномо́рдый тюле́нь (dlinnomórdyj tjulénʹ)Halichoerus grypus
- горбоно́сый тюле́нь (gorbonósyj tjulénʹ)Halichoerus grypus
- се́рый тюле́нь (séryj tjulénʹ)Halichoerus grypus
- тевя́к (tevják)Halichoerus grypus
Swedish gråsäl
- gråsälHalichoerus grypus
Cite this entry
APA
grey seal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey%20seal
MLA
“grey seal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey%20seal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grey seal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grey%20seal.
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