sea leopard

sea leopard
Seal Seal (s[=e]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. s[ae]l, Sw. sj["a]l, Icel. selr.] (Zo["o]l.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {Phocid[ae]} and {Otariid[ae]}. [1913 Webster]

Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea lion}, {sea leopard}, {sea bear}, or {ursine seal}, {fur seal}, and {sea elephant}. The bearded seal ({Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({Cystophora cristata}), and the ringed seal ({Phoca f[oe]tida}), are northern species. See also {Eared seal}, {Harp seal}, {Monk seal}, and {Fur seal}, under {Eared}, {Harp}, {Monk}, and {Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant. [1913 Webster]

{Harbor seal} (Zo["o]l.), the common seal ({Phoca vitulina}). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled seal}, {native seal}, {river seal}, {bay seal}, {land seal}, {sea calf}, {sea cat}, {sea dog}, {dotard}, {ranger}, {selchie}, {tangfish}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Sea Leopard Fjord — (coord|54|4|S|37|15|W|) is a bay 1 mile (1.6 km) wide between Bellingshausen and Luck Points in the southeast part of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. Charted in 1912 13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig there …   Wikipedia

  • sea leopard — /ˈsi lɛpəd / (say see lepuhd) noun 1. Also, leopard seal. a large black spotted, solitary, Southern Hemisphere seal that feeds preferentially on penguins and other seabirds. 2. → wolf fish …  

  • sea leopard — ornamental leather made from the skin of wolffishes (Anarhichadidae) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • USS Sea Leopard (SS-483) — USS Sea Leopard (SS 483), a Tench class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sea leopard, a spotted Antarctic seal commonly called the leopard seal. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 7… …   Wikipedia

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  • leopard — /lep euhrd/, n. 1. a large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with black markings; the Old World panther: all leopard populations are threatened or endangered. 2. the fur or pelt of this animal …   Universalium

  • leopard seal — a yellowish gray, spotted seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, of the Antarctic. [1890 95] * * * or sea leopard Species (Hydrurga leptonyx) of generally solitary earless seal (family Phocidae) found in Antarctic and sub Antarctic regions. It is the only seal …   Universalium

  • sea — /see/, n. 1. the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth s surface. 2. a division of these waters, of considerable extent, more or less definitely marked off by land boundaries: the North Sea. 3. one of the seven seas; ocean. 4. a… …   Universalium

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