| Common Name | Elephant seal |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Kerguelen Islands |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Cherel, Y., C.-A. Bost, C. Guinet and H. Weimerskirch, 2005 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | non-fish animal |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'seal', from Old High German 'selah', i.e., 'seal'. |