Otter vs. Seal — What's the Difference?

A member of the weasel family, adept at swimming.

A marine mammal with a blubbery body and flippers.

A mammal with sharp teeth and webbed feet for catching prey.

A member of the pinniped family, often found on coasts.

A creature that can inhabit both freshwater and marine environments.

An aquatic animal known for its streamlined body aiding efficient swimming.

A carnivorous mammal known for its playful behavior.

A mammal with a diet comprising primarily of fish and squid.

Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates.

A device or material that is used to close off or fasten an opening or connection, especially to prevent the escape of a liquid or gas

A semiaquatic fish-eating mammal of the weasel family, with an elongated body, dense fur, and webbed feet.

An airtight closure

A piece of board used to carry fishing bait in water.

Something, such as a piece of tape, that is placed on a product or package to show that the contents have not been tampered with.

Any of various aquatic or semiaquatic carnivorous mammals of the mustelid subfamily Lutrinae, having webbed feet and dense, dark brown fur.

The water in the trap of a drain that prevents sewer gas from escaping into a room.

The fur of one of these animals.

A design used to identify a person or thing or to show that something is authentic, accurate, or of good quality

An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.

A small decorative paper sticker.

(gay slang) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.

A die or signet having a raised or incised emblem used to stamp an impression on a receptive substance such as wax or lead.

(obsolete) annatto dye

The impression so made.

Any carnivorous animal of the genera Lutra, Enhydra, and related genera of the family Mustelidae. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) also eats clams, crabs, starfish, abalone, and other marine animals; they may come to the surface, and lying on their backs using the stomach as a table, may be seen cracking open the shell of its prey with a rock. The common otter of Europe is Lutra vulgaris; the North American otter (or American otter) is Lutra Canadensis, which inhabits marshes, streams and rivers; other species inhabit South America and Asia. The North American otter adult is about three to four feet long (including the tail) and weighs from 10 to 30 pounds; the sea otter is commonly four feet long and 45 pounds (female) or 60 pounds (male). Their fur is soft and valuable, and in the nineteenth century they were hunted extensively. The sea otter was hunted to near extinction by 1900, and is now protected. Fewer than 3,000 sea otters are believed to live along the central California coast.

The design or emblem itself, belonging exclusively to the user

The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines.

A small disk or wafer of wax, lead, or paper bearing such an imprint and affixed to a document to prove authenticity or to secure it.

A corruption of Annotto.

An indication or symbol regarded as guaranteeing or authenticating something

The fur of an otter

Any of various aquatic carnivorous mammals of the families Phocidae and Otariidae, found chiefly in cold regions and having a sleek torpedo-shaped body and limbs that are modified into paddlelike flippers.

Freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur

The pelt or fur of one of these animals, especially a fur seal.

A semi-aquatic mammal with a slender body and dense fur.

Leather made from the hide of one of these animals.

To close or fasten with a seal

To prevent (a liquid or gas) from escaping

To cover, secure, or fill up (an opening)

To apply a waterproof coating to

To secure or prevent passage into and out of (an area). Often used with off

To affix a seal to (something) in order to prove authenticity, accuracy, or quality.

To establish or determine irrevocably

Mormon Church To make (a marriage, for example) eternally binding; solemnize forever.

To hunt seals.

A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.

(heraldry) A bearing representing a creature something like a walrus.

A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.

An impression of such stamp on wax, paper or other material used for sealing.

A design or insignia usually associated with an organization or an official role.

Anything that secures or authenticates.

Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.

(figurative) Confirmation or approval, or an indication of this.

Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.

A tight closure, secure against leakage.

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(intransitive) To hunt seals.

(transitive) To place a seal on (a document).

To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality.

(transitive) To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.

(transitive) To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).

(transitive) To close securely to prevent leakage.

(transitive) To place in a sealed container.

To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.

(transitive) To guarantee.

To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement or plaster, etc.

To close by means of a seal.

(Mormonism) To confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife.

(Christianity) To form a sacred commitment.

To fry (meat) at a high temperature to retain the juices.

(dialectal) To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.

Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidæ and Otariidæ.

An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security.

Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to give a deed under hand and seal.

That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it.

That which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which authenticates; that which secures; assurance.

An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap.

To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed.

To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; as, to seal weights and measures; to seal silverware.

To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter.

Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret.

To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like.

To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water. See 2d Seal, 5.

Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife.

To affix one's seal, or a seal.

Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters

A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

The pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal;

A member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare;

A stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it);

An indication of approved or superior status

A finishing coat applied to exclude moisture

Fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure

Any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions

Close with or as if with a seal;

Make tight; secure against leakage;

Decide irrevocably;

Affix a seal to;

Cover with varnish

Hunt seals

An animal that comes ashore to rest, molt, and reproduce.

The otter belongs to the weasel family.

Seals possess a layer of blubber for insulation.

Seals predominantly inhabit marine environments.

Otters use their agile paws to capture and manipulate prey, while seals use their flippers mainly for swimming.

The otter is more versatile in movement on land compared to the seal.

Yes, sea otters are a type of otter that lives in marine environments.

Otters primarily consume fish and invertebrates and use their paws to handle prey, while seals mainly eat fish and squid, swallowing their food whole.

Seals come ashore on land or ice to rest, molt, and reproduce.

Otters are known for their playful demeanor and sliding behavior.

Seals belong to the pinniped family.

Otters have a slender, elongated body with dense fur, while seals have a blubbery body with flippers.

No, while some otters like river otters are freshwater animals, others like sea otters inhabit marine environments.