# der Seehund

der Seehund is a German noun meaning “common seal”. Forms: des Seehunds, die Seehunde.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Seehunds
- Plural: die Seehunde

## In other languages

- Русский: зоол. тюлень

## Meanings

1. common seal, harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
2. any seal
3. harbour seal; common seal
   - Dieser Seehund war ein Heuler.

## Examples

- Seehunde sind schwerfällig und unbeholfen auf dem Land, aber sehr anmutig im Wasser. — Seals are clumsy and awkward on land, but very graceful in the water.
- Sind Seehunde intelligent? — Are seals intelligent?

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