English Explanatory Dictionary

Weddell seal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A relatively large and abundant true seal, of species Leptonychotes weddellii, with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica.

Word forms

Weddell seal Weddell seals

Etymology

Named after British sealing captain James Weddell.

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