hylje — meaning in English

English meaning

• seadog noun A sailor accustomed to the sea.
• seal noun A marine mammal with flippers that lives partly on land and partly in the sea.

Senses

hylje is used for these senses in English:

• earless seal Any of the seals in the taxonomic family Phocidae characterized by lacking external ear flaps; true seals.
• phocine Pertaining to a seal (or similar pinnipeds); seallike. [from 19th c.]
• phocine (zoology) A member of the subfamily Phocinae, comprising the "true" or "earless" seals.
• seadog (archaic, Scotland) A seal, especially a harbor seal. (marine mammal)
• seal A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.

seadog — full definition

1. noun A sailor accustomed to the sea.
2. noun A seal, especially a harbor seal. (marine mammal)
3. noun A charge resembling the talbot but with scales, webbed feet and a broad tail.
4. noun Synonym of sea puppy.

seal — full definition

1. noun A marine mammal with flippers that lives partly on land and partly in the sea.
2. noun An official stamp, or the mark it leaves, used to authenticate a document.
3. verb To close something securely so it cannot be opened without damage, or to prevent leakage.

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