sea elephant

noun

elephant seal.

Origin of sea elephant

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words Nearby sea elephant

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How to use sea elephant in a sentence

More impossible even than a sea elephant from that far beach where life was real and Paris a dream.
The Beach of Dreams | H. De Vere Stacpoole
The last variety of hair seal, the sea elephant, varies considerably from the preceding.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
I killed the loathsome bird with the rib-bone of a sea elephant, and Hamilton made a fine specimen of it later on.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
A gang of sealers was landed with a view to obtaining sea elephant and penguin oil.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
A sea elephant was then killed, and the blubber, heart and tongue taken; the first-named for use as fuel and the others for food.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for sea elephant

sea elephant

noun

another name for elephant seal

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