elephant seal
noun [ C ] uk/ˈel.ɪ.fənt ˌsiːl/ us/ˈel.ə.fənt ˌsiːl/
海象，象海豹
a type of large seal (= a mammal that eats fish and lives partly in the sea) found in North America and Antarctica. The males are very large and have a long snout (= nose).
A bull elephant seal can weigh as much as 5,000 pounds. 一头公海象可重达5000磅。
We saw elephant seals on the beaches. 我们在海滩上看到了海象。
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- As many as 25,000 California sea lions and 15,000 elephant seals arrive here during the winter to mate.
- Elephant seals may be big, but they can still move quickly.
- These are the huge guys (up to 5,000 pounds) with the long proboscis that gives elephant seals their name.
- We started analyzing the elephant seal population.