HyperDic: hooded_seal

English > 1 sense of the expression hooded seal:
NOUNanimalhooded seal, bladdernose, Cystophora cristatamedium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head
English > hooded seal: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningmedium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters.
Synonymsbladdernose, Cystophora cristata
Member ofCystophora, genus Cystophorahooded seals
Broaderearless seal, true seal, hair sealAny of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers

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