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Weddell seal

Wed·dell seal [ wédd'l sl ] (plural Wed·dell seals)


noun 
Definition:
 
large Antarctic seal: a large Antarctic seal with a mottled gray coat and a very small head that feeds mainly on fish. Latin name Leptonychotes weddelli.

[Early 20th century. After the Scottish navigator James Weddell (1787-1834)]
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