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hair seal vs elephant seal

elephant seal vs hair seal

hair seal and elephant seal both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hair seal Yes No No No
elephant seal Yes No No No
As nouns, elephant seal is a hyponym of hair seal; that is, elephant seal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hair seal:
  • hair seal: any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers
  • elephant seal: either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks
hair seal (noun) elephant seal (noun)
any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks
Difference between hair seal and elephant seal

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