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Weddell seal

Weddell seal noun: a relatively large and abundant true seal, of species Leptonychotes weddellii, with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica.

Noun

Weddell seal (plural Weddell seals)

  1. A relatively large and abundant true seal, of species Leptonychotes weddellii, with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica.

Forms of Weddell seal

pluralWeddell seals

Origin of Weddell seal

Named after British sealing captain James Weddell.

Questions about Weddell seal

What does Weddell seal mean?
Weddell seal means a relatively large and abundant true seal, of species Leptonychotes weddellii, with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica.
What part of speech is Weddell seal?
Weddell seal is a noun.
What is the plural of Weddell seal?
The plural of Weddell seal is Weddell seals.

Words near Weddell seal in the dictionary

  1. wedded
  2. weddedness
  3. weddedst
  4. Weddell
  5. Weddell Sea
  6. Weddell seal
  7. Weddell seals
  8. weddellite
  9. Weddells
  10. wedder
  11. Wedderburn

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