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elephant seal
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈel.ɪ.fənt ˌsiːl/ us /ˈel.ə.fənt ˌsiːl/
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): 海象，象海豹
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.
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