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(rare, archaic) The ursine seal or sea bear, better known as the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus..
One of these, the Ursal, an inhabitant of the shores of the North Pacific Ocean, […]
The Ursal (Ph. ursina, Gm. [Arctocephalus ursinus, F. Cuv. fig. 40.]—Eight feel long, no mane, varying from brown to whitish. From the north of the Pacific Ocean.
ARCTOCEPHALUS URSINUS. The Ursal; a species of Seal, from the north of the Pacific Ocean.
The sea-lions (Phoca jubata), the sea-bears (ursal seal), the shags (commorants), and penguins seemed to live in harmony, […]
Formerly, there must have been some kind of rule (to which I remember a striking exception), that if a peculiarly savage bear could be found in the naval service, he was selected as an agent for transports.... The subsequent encouragement of these ursal authorities was generally referable to military commandeers, whose ignorance of nautical matters led them to extol services that had no merit...
He believed himself to be a bear, and would imitate the ursal growl, &c.: and the case did not appear to be hypochondriacal.
Our landlord's delight at our return was very great, he called us his dear sons, and said he knew we must come back again; he embraced us after the fashion of an ursal hug...
Don't let any one suppose that we have forgotten the "bulls" and the "bears."... The "taural" and "ursal" properties are simply hides, put on "to make medicine," as the Indians would say.
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Ursal means (rare, archaic) The ursine seal or sea bear, better known as the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus..
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One of these, the Ursal, an inhabitant of the shores of the North Pacific Ocean, […]
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