leopard seal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of leopard seal
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Matthew Smith captured a striking split image of a curious leopard seal beneath the Antarctic ice, using a custom extension he designed for his camera's underwater housing.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
Emperor penguins are an integral part of the Antarctic food chain, in which they prey upon squid and small fish and are preyed upon by larger predators like the leopard seal and killer whale.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
The mystery owner of the USB drive found inside a thawed slab of frozen leopard seal poop in New Zealand has been revealed.
From Fox News ● Feb. 8, 2019
But when researchers approached one leopard seal around a possible cache site, it displayed guarding behavior, suggesting it was protecting a previously captured meal.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 7, 2015
As Orde-Lees had reached the opposite side of the floe, the leopard seal burst up out of the water in front of him, jaws agape.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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