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ribbon seal

ribbon seal noun: a species (Histriophoca fasciata) of true seal found in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean.

ribbon seal: a species (Histriophoca fasciata) of true seal found in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the...
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Noun

ribbon seal (plural ribbon seals)

  1. A species (Histriophoca fasciata) of true seal found in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean.

Forms of ribbon seal

pluralribbon seals

Origin of ribbon seal

So called because the coloration of the adult of this species makes it look as if it were wearing a ribbon wrapped around its coat.

Questions about ribbon seal

What does ribbon seal mean?
Ribbon seal means a species (Histriophoca fasciata) of true seal found in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean.
What part of speech is ribbon seal?
Ribbon seal is a noun.
What is the plural of ribbon seal?
The plural of ribbon seal is ribbon seals.

Words near ribbon seal in the dictionary

  1. ribbon maps
  2. ribbon microphone
  3. ribbon microphones
  4. ribbon representation
  5. ribbon representations
  6. ribbon seal
  7. ribbon seals
  8. ribbon snake
  9. ribbon snakes
  10. ribbon spread
  11. ribbon spreads

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