varsinainen hylje
Appearance
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.