- hooded seal
- noun /ˈhʊdɪd siːl/An arctic seal, Cystophora christata, notable for the fleshy bulge on its forehead and nose.
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Hooded seal — Hooded seal[1] Conservation status … Wikipedia
Hooded seal — Hooded Hood ed, a. 1. Covered with a hood. [1913 Webster] 2. Furnished with a hood or something like a hood. [1913 Webster] 3. Hood shaped; esp. (Bot.), rolled up like a cornet of paper; cuculate, as the spethe of the Indian turnip. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hooded seal — n. a large, dark gray, earless seal (Cystophora cristata) of the N Atlantic: the male has on its head a hoodlike sac that can be inflated … English World dictionary
Hooded Seal — Taxobox name = Hooded SealMSW3 Wozencraft | pages = | id = 14001030] status = LR/lc status system = iucn2.3 status ref = IUCN2007 | assessors = Seal Specialist Group | year = 1996 | title = Cystophora cristata | id = 6204 | downloaded = 2008 05… … Wikipedia
hooded seal — a large seal, Cystophora cristata, the male of which has a large, distensible, hoodlike sac on the head. Also called bladdernose. [1860 65] * * * ▪ mammal also called bladdernose seal large grayish seal with dark spots that is found in open… … Universalium
hooded seal — pūsliasnukis ruonis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Cystophora cristata angl. bladder nosed seal; crested seal; hooded seal vok. Blasenrobbe; Kappenrobbe; Klappmütze; Mützenrobbe rus. хохлач pranc.… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
hooded seal — noun medium sized blackish grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters • Syn: ↑bladdernose, ↑Cystophora cristata • Hypernyms: ↑earless seal, ↑true seal, ↑hair seal • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hooded seal — hood′ed seal′ n. mam a large earless seal, Cystophora cristata: the male has a large, distensible, hoodlike sac on the head • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
hooded seal — noun a North Atlantic seal with a grey and white blotched coat, the male having a nasal sac that inflates into a hood during display. [Cystophora cristata.] … English new terms dictionary
hooded seal — /hʊdəd ˈsil/ (say hooduhd seel) noun → bladdernose …
