otaria — meaning in English
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English meaning
- seal noun A marine mammal with flippers that lives partly on land and partly in the sea.
Senses
otaria is used for these senses in English:
- eared seal A seal belonging in the Otariidae family; a fur seal or a sea lion, differing from the true seals in having small, visible ears and the ability to walk on land.
- sea lion A marine mammal of most genera in the family Otariidae (the eared seals).
- seal A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
seal — full definition
- noun A marine mammal with flippers that lives partly on land and partly in the sea.
- noun An official stamp, or the mark it leaves, used to authenticate a document.
- verb To close something securely so it cannot be opened without damage, or to prevent leakage.