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As southern fur seal populations declined from between one and two million to fewer than a thousand animals, elephant seals attracted attention with their prodigious blubber, which could be melted down for lighting oil.
—Lucy Jakub, Harper's magazine, 2 Mar. 2020
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First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of southern fur seal was
in 1890
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“Southern fur seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southern%20fur%20seal. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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