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harbour seal
noun
- a common earless seal, Phoca vitulina, that is greyish-black with paler markings: found off the coasts of North America, N Europe, and NE Asia
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Of marine mammals the most characteristic are the sea-lion, fur-seal, sea-otter and harbour-seal.
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There are five varieties of them, the largest of which is the hood seal and the smallest the doter or harbour seal.
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The Harbour seal is also called the "Common" and the "Wise" seal, and is the vitulina of zoology.
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