Callorhinus ursinus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Callorhinus ursinus
    n 1: of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California [syn:
         {Alaska fur seal}, {Callorhinus ursinus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fur \Fur\, a.
   Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur
   cap; the fur trade.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Fur seal} (Zool.) one of several species of seals of the
      genera {Callorhinus} and {Arclocephalus}, inhabiting the
      North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat
      of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern
      fur seal ({Callorhinus ursinus}) breeds in vast numbers on
      the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; -- called
      also {sea bear}.
      [1913 Webster]