hooded seal

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a large seal, Cystophora cristata, the male of which has a large, distensible, hoodlike sac on the head.

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Also called bladdernose.

Origin of hooded seal

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby hooded seal

hooch, hoochinoo, hood, hooded, hooded crow, hooded seal, hooded top, hooded warbler, hoodia, hoodie, hoodlum

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Simultaneously, a brigade of mercenaries and Congolese soldiers would seal off the city and expel the guerrillas.
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In truth, it was so intently engaged with a sleeping seal that it had not observed the approach of the sledge.
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With this I will end this letter, leaving it in this state until it is time to seal it, in case anything should occur to be added.
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Richard Cromwell's parliament dissolved by commission under the great seal, at the instance of Desborough.
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British Dictionary definitions for hooded seal

hooded seal

noun

a large greyish earless seal, Cystophora cristata, of the N Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, having an inflatable hoodlike sac over the nasal regionAlso called: bladdernose

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