sea elephant
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sea elephant
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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While President Coolidge watched, John Ringling's sea elephant gladly devoured 50 Ibs. of fish.
From Time Magazine Archive
But what is a sea elephant; mammal or fish?
From Time Magazine Archive
President Coolidge said he did not know and when John Ringling, who was in Washington with his circus, called at the White House and said his sea elephant weighed four tons.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Galathea took, in all, about 16,000 specimens ranging from bottom ooze to a young sea elephant, captured on Campbell Island near New Zealand.
From Time Magazine Archive
The skin of the sea elephant is rough, yet very thin, but beneath it are thick layers of fat, and though his body is large, his head is small and makes a poor target.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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