arctocephalus philippi

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   a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward

   Synonymsguadalupe fur seal

   Broaderfur seal

Questions about arctocephalus philippi

What does arctocephalus philippi mean?

arctocephalus philippi means "a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward".

What is another word for arctocephalus philippi?

Close synonyms include guadalupe fur seal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is arctocephalus philippi a common word?

arctocephalus philippi is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.