any earless seal, esp the harbour seal, having a coat of stiff hair with no underfur
hair seal in American English
earless seal
hair seal in American English
noun
any of various seals having coarse hair and no soft underfur
Word origin
[1815–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aggressive, artifact, norm, trolley, welterweight