Japanese DictionaryDefinition of アザラシ
Words related to アザラシ
- (n) harbor seal (Phoca vitulina); harbour seal; common seal
- (n) bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus)
- (n) ringed seal (Pusa hispida)
- (n) gray seal (Halichoerus grypus); grey seal
- (n) harp seal (Phoca groenlandica)
- (n) hooded seal (Cystophora cristata)
- (n) crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus)
Sentences containing アザラシ
Patterns of freeze-up and breakup influence the distribution and number of seals, the polar bear's main prey.
These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seals' breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
The seals surface more frequently then, so a bear's chance of catching one at a breathing hole is greater after nightfall.