| 释义 |
elephant seal
noun
1. : a very large seal (Mirounga leonina) formerly abundant along many coasts of the southern hemisphere but hunted nearly to extermination for its oil and having a male that attains a length of 20 feet and has a long inflatable proboscis
2. : a very similar smaller seal (Mirounga angustirostris) formerly abundant along the California and Lower California coast but now restricted to a single herd protected by the Mexican government on the island of Guadalupe |