ringed seal

noun

1. an Arctic seal, Phoca hispida, having irregular, pale, ring-shaped markings around its body.

Example Sentences

These species form the backbone of an ecosystem that feeds everything from tiny crustaceans all the way up to beluga whales, ringed seals and polar bears.

From Science News

This is far more abundant than seals in similar lake habitats — like the ringed seals of Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia and Lake Saimaa in Finland, which together number a few thousand.

From Science News

For the bladder they use the hide of a young ringed seal (Phoca fœtida).

From Project Gutenberg

The skin of the great ringed seal (Phoca fœtida) is also used, but not so frequently.

From Project Gutenberg

The Ringed seal is locally called "floe rat" and "gum seal."

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