callorhinus ursinus

2 definitions found

callorhinus ursinus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fur \Fur\, a.
     Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur
     cap; the fur trade.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Fur seal (Zool.) one of several species of seals of the
        genera Callorhinus and Arclocephalus, inhabiting the
        North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat
        of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern
        fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) breeds in vast numbers on
        the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; -- called
        also sea bear.
        [1913 Webster]

callorhinus ursinus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Callorhinus ursinus
      n 1: of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California [syn:
           Alaska fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus]