noun
Baikal seal
A species of seal endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia.
バイカルアザラシは世界で唯一、淡水に生息するアザラシです。
The Baikal seal is the only seal in the world that lives in fresh water.
Katakana spelling is standard; the word is usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; 海豹 is the kanji for 'seal'.
From Russian Байка́л (Bajkál, 'Baikal') + アザラシ (azarashi, 'seal').