common seal
Britishnoun
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It’s also a vital food source for many fish, sharks, marine mammals and birds — namely the common seal, California sea lion, Chinook salmon, blue shark, Brandt’s cormorant — and, of course, humans.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
In the Zoological Gardens a specimen of the common seal proved for months a great source of attraction by its mild nature, and its singular form and activity.
From Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. by Adam White
I now assert—neither was it a common seal nor a sea-elephant, its great length and its totally differing physiognomy precluding the possibility of its being a 'Phoca' of any species.
From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by H. W. (Henry William) Lee
All certificates or other evidences of deposit made by the proper officers shall be as binding on the Corporation as if they were made under their common seal.
From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams
They were a corporate body and could have a common seal.
From A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 by Edward Allen Bell
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