sea puppy

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounsea puppy (plural sea puppies)

plural sea puppies

  1. colloquialdiminutivehumorousnicknameA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fur sealseadogsealsea lion

Origin

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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APA

sea puppy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20puppy

MLA

“sea puppy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20puppy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea puppy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20puppy.

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