Ringed seal

Ringed seal
Ringed Ringed, a. 1. Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings. [1913 Webster]

2. Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded. ``A ringed wife.'' --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

{Ringed seal} (Zo["o]l.), a North Pacific seal ({Phoca f[oe]tida}) having ringlike spots on the body.

{Ringed snake} (Zo["o]l.), a harmless European snake ({Tropidonotus natrix}) common in England.

{Ringed worm} (Zo["o]l.), an annelid. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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