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harbor seal

har·bor seal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahr-ber seel]
    • /ˈhɑr bər sil/
    • /ˈhɑː.bər siːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahr-ber seel]
    • /ˈhɑr bər sil/

Definitions of harbor seal words

  • noun harbor seal a small, spotted seal, Phoca vitulina, of the Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe and the Pacific coast of northern North America. 1
  • noun harbor seal sea mammal 1
  • noun harbor seal an earless seal (Phoca vitulina) common in N Atlantic coastal waters 0
  • noun harbor seal A species of true seals, Phoca vitulina. 0

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Origin of harbor seal

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70

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Parts of speech for Harbor seal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

harbor seal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

harbor seal usage trend in Literature

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