Preferred Label : seals, earless;
MeSH definition : The family Phocidae, suborder PINNIPEDIA, order CARNIVORA, comprising the true seals.
They lack external ears and are unable to use their hind flippers to walk. It includes
over 18 species including the harp seal, probably the best known seal species in the
world.;
MeSH synonym : earless seal; earless seals; seal, earless; phocidae; seals, true; seal, true; true seal; true seals;
MeSH hyponym : pagophilus groenlandicus; phoca groenlandica; seal, harp; seal, gray; seal, elephant; Gray Seal; Gray Seals; Seals, Gray; Halichoerus grypus; Harp Seal; Harp Seals; Seals, Harp; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Seals, Elephant; Mirounga;
MeSH Related Number : txid39089; txid9711; txid9714;
MeSH annotation : seals unspecified goes here; FUR SEALS is also available;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earless seal;
UNII : txid9709;
Origin ID : D046048;
UMLS CUI : C0325125;
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The family Phocidae, suborder PINNIPEDIA, order CARNIVORA, comprising the true seals.
They lack external ears and are unable to use their hind flippers to walk. It includes
over 18 species including the harp seal, probably the best known seal species in the
world.