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Definition and Synonyms for アザラシ
| 1. | 海豹 | 耳介が無く、遊泳用の足びれに変化した後肢と硬い毛のような外被を持つアザラシの総称 |
| Earless Seal | any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers | |
| Synonyms: | あざらし | |
| 2. | アザラシ | アザラシの生皮または毛皮（特に下毛） |
| Sealskin | the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal | |
| Synonyms: | あざらし |
Categories アザラシ is a member of
| 1. | シール | 産卵のために岸に上がる非常に多くの海洋性哺乳動物各種 |
| Seal | any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed | |
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| 2. | 毛革 | 哺乳動物の整えられた毛状の外被 |
| Fur | the dressed hairy coat of a mammal | |
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Sample Sentences for アザラシ
アザラシは夜にいっそう頻繁に浮上してくるのだから、熊がアザラシを呼吸孔のところで捕まえる可能性は夕暮れ以降により高くなるのである。
The seals surface more frequently then, so a bear's chance of catching one at a breathing hole is greater after nightfall.
熊はまた、２４時間明るい夏は当てはまらないが、夜よりも昼に寝る傾向がある。夜活動するのはアザラシの行動と関係があるだろう。
Bears also tend to sleep more during the day than at night, although in the summer, with twenty-four hours of light, this does not apply.
この氷結と氷解のパターンが、北極熊の主な獲物であるアザラシの分布と数に影響を与えるのだ。
Patterns of freeze-up and breakup influence the distribution and number of seals, the polar bear's main prey.
アザラシは、海面近くまで上がってくるさまざまな魚を夜食べるのである。
Being active at night may relate to the behavior of seals, which feed at night on various fish that come up closer to the surface.
こうした熊独特の特徴が、熊が動かずに狩猟すること（アザラシの呼吸孔の脇でじっと動かず、アザラシが海面に上がってくるのを待つ）を好む説明になっている。
These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
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