AQUATIC MAMMAL Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase aquatic mammal. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for AQUATIC MAMMAL
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dolphin | nounn | |||||||
noun • large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) • any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises | ||||||||
dugong | nounn | |||||||
noun • sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate | ||||||||
manatee | nounn | |||||||
noun • sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded | ||||||||
otter | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fur of an otter • freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur | ||||||||
porpoise | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth | ||||||||
seal | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters • a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare • a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents • the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal • a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it) • an indication of approved or superior status • a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture • fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure • any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions verb • make tight; secure against leakage • close with or as if with a seal • decide irrevocably • affix a seal to • cover with varnish • hunt seals | ||||||||
walrus | nounn | |||||||
noun • either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber | ||||||||
whale | nounn | |||||||
noun • a very large person; impressive in size or qualities • any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head verb • hunt for whales | ||||||||
sea lion | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat |