English Explanatory Dictionary

Steller's sea ape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A purported marine mammal with a dog-like head, most likely a misidentified northern fur seal.

Word forms

Steller's sea ape

Etymology

First observed by German zoologist Georg Steller on August 10, 1741.

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