varsinainen hylje
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
varsinainen (“true, proper”) hylje (“seal”)
Noun[edit]
- (zoology) true seal, earless seal (seal of the family Phocidae)
Usage notes[edit]
- This term is mainly used by zoologists to separate the true or earless seals from eared seals. Commonly the somewhat ambiguous term hylje (“seal”) is used instead.