holluschickie

holluschickie
Also known as a "bachelor seal", a holluschickie is a male seal without any mates. Holluschickies are compelled to live apart from the rest of the herd by the mated bulls defending their territory.

, 1904: "I think I have read something about them. Dr. Jordans book, I believe. They are the young bulls, not old enough to have harems of their own. He called them the holluschickie, or something like that." — The Sea-wolf, Jack London


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  • Holluschickie — Hol lus*chick ie, n. sing. & pl. [Prob. of Russ. goluishka bare of possessions, offspring, etc., fr. golui[i^] naked.] (Zo[ o]l.) A young male fur seal, esp. one from three to six years old; called also {bachelor}, because prevented from breeding …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • bachelor — Holluschickie Hol lus*chick ie, n. sing. & pl. [Prob. of Russ. goluishka bare of possessions, offspring, etc., fr. golui[i^] naked.] (Zo[ o]l.) A young male fur seal, esp. one from three to six years old; called also {bachelor}, because prevented …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • holluschick — /hol euhs chik /, n., pl. holluschickie / chik ee/. a young male fur seal. [1870 75; earlier holluschickie collective pl., by folk etym. < Russ kholostyakí, pl. of KHOLOSTYÁK lit., bachelor] * * * …   Universalium

  • Matkah Point — (63°58′S 58°19′W / 63.967°S 58.317°W / 63.967; 58.317) is the northern entrance point to Holluschickie Bay, on the west coast of James Ross Island. The name, recommended by United Kingdom Antarctic Plac …   Wikipedia

  • Organpipe Nunatak — is a nunatak rising to 150 m in the glacier flowing west into Holluschickie Bay, in northwest James Ross Island. Named descriptively following British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geological work on the island, 1985–86, from the excellent columnar… …   Wikipedia

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