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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Seal \Seal\ (s[=e]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG.
selah, Dan. sael, Sw. sj[aum]l, Icel. selr.] (Zool.)
Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {Phocidae} and
{Otariidae}.
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Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in
the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are
numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea
lion}, {sea leopard}, {sea bear}, or {ursine seal},
{fur seal}, and {sea elephant}. The bearded seal
({Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({Cystophora
cristata}), and the ringed seal ({Phoca foetida}), are
northern species. See also {Eared seal}, {Harp seal},
{Monk seal}, and {Fur seal}, under {Eared}, {Harp},
{Monk}, and {Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their
skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some
species is very abundant.
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{Harbor seal} (Zool.), the common seal ({Phoca vitulina}). It
inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific
Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled
seal}, {native seal}, {river seal}, {bay seal}, {land
seal}, {sea calf}, {sea cat}, {sea dog}, {dotard},
{ranger}, {selchie}, {tangfish}.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hooded \Hood"ed\, a.
1. Covered with a hood.
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2. Furnished with a hood or something like a hood.
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3. Hood-shaped; esp. (Bot.), rolled up like a cornet of
paper; cuculate, as the spethe of the Indian turnip.
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4. (Zool.)
(a) Having the head conspicuously different in color from
the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.
(b) Having a hoodlike crest or prominence on the head or
neck; as, the hooded seal; a hooded snake.
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{Hooded crow}, a European crow (Corvus cornix); -- called
also {hoody}, {dun crow}, and {royston crow}.
{Hooded gull}, the European black-headed pewit or gull.
{Hooded merganser}. See {Merganser}.
{Hooded seal}, a large North Atlantic seal ({Cystophora
cristata}). The male has a large, inflatible, hoodlike sac
upon the head. Called also {hoodcap}.
{Hooded sheldrake}, the hooded merganser. See {Merganser}.
{Hooded snake}. See {Cobra de capello}, {Asp}, {Haje}, etc.
{Hooded warbler}, a small American warbler ({Sylvania
mitrata}).
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