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bay seal 
a small seal, Phoca vitulina, common on the East Coast.
See also: harbo(u)r seal
- 1772 (1792) I saw several bay-seals on the ice there, and shot at two. . . .
- 1958 I would also like to mention the bounty for the killing of the bay seals--another step in the protection of the salmon.
- 1772 (1792) I saw several bay-seals on the ice there, and shot at two. . . .