- Weddell seal
- noun Etymology: James Weddell died 1834 English navigator Date: 1914 a vocal Antarctic hair seal (Leptonychotes weddelli) noted for its deep dives in search of food
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Weddell seal
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Weddell Seal — Taxobox name = Weddell SealMSW3 Wozencraft | pages = | id=14001044] status = LR/lc status system = iucn2.3 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Seal Specialist Group|year=1996|id=11696|title=Leptonychotes weddellii|downloaded=12 May 2006] regnum =… … Wikipedia
Weddell seal — ▪ mammal nonmigratory earless seal (family Phocidae) found around the South Pole, on or near the coast of Antarctica. The Weddell seal is a rotund animal that grows to about 3 metres (10 feet) in length and about 400 kg (880 pounds) in weight;… … Universalium
Weddell seal — /wɛdl ˈsil/ (say wedl seel) noun a seal, Leptonychotes weddellii, found on pack ice and fast ice around Antarctica; the world s southernmost mammal. {named after J Weddell, who drew and described the seal in his account of his 1822–24 Antarctic… …
weddell seal — wə|del , |wedəl noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after James Weddell died 1834 English navigator : a large brown antarctic seal (Leptonychotes weddelli) valued for its flesh and blubber … Useful english dictionary
Weddell — is a surname, and may refer to:*Alan Weddell (contemporary), American college football coach *Alexander W. Weddell (1876–1948), American diplomat; ambassador to Argentina and Spain *Hugh Algernon Weddell (1819–1877), English botanist *James… … Wikipedia
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