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common seal

(Law) the official seal of a corporate body

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Noun

common seal - small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere

harbor seal, Phoca vitulina

earless seal, hair seal, true seal - any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers

genus Phoca, Phoca - type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals

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The other is the common seal, which, rather oddly, is actually less common than the larger grey variety.

Seal the deal; to the Welcome weekend!

Results of blood and tissue tests carried out on the common seal pup are still awaited.

Sick seals raise fears of killer virus spread

There are around 3,000 grey seals around Ireland's coast, with a similar number of the smaller common seal.

SEALS SLAIN; Fear 16 animals shot & then decapitated

Patches, a common seal, was returned to the sea after a rescue earlier this month found him ill in the polluted Avoca River, Co Wicklow.

CALL OF THE WILD

The Common Seal is rare in Wales but appears to be making a comeback.

Rare species making a welcome comeback

The exhausted common seal was discovered by a couple who saw it from their car.

FLIPPIN' ECK .. WHAT ARE YOU DOING ROUND HERE? Seal found in lane 4 miles from sea

"There's nothing on earth that can relax like a seal," marvels Bill, whose enthusiasm is infectious as he explains why the common seal is cuter than the grey seal.

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Squid, the common seal pup, was rescued from a beach in Scarborough earlier this month.

Adorable seal pup separated from mum arrives at Cheshire rescue centre; Squid the baby seal is the latest resident at RSPCA Stapeley Grange

The Board shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and transfer property and shall by its name, sue or be sued.

PML-N conditionally hails cabinet's decision to form local govt board

Interestingly, in German, the common seal of the North Sea and Baltic is "Seehund" (sea dog) because its head resembles a dog, while the Atlantic Grey seal further west resembles a calf, as our forebears accurately observed.