hooded seal
n.
A seal (Cystophora cristata) of northern seas having a grayish spotted coat, the male of which can inflate its flexible nasal cavity into a large black hood and can also inflate a nasal membrane into a red balloonlike structure.Also called bladdernose.
hooded sealmale hooded seals, Cystophora cristata, with black hood and red nasal membrane inflated
- heterophonic
- heterophony
- heterophyllous
- heterophylly
- heteroplastic
- heteroplasty
- heteroploid
- heteroploidy
- heteropteran
- heteropterous
- heterosexism
- heterosexist
- heterosexual
- heterosexuality
- heterosis
- heterosporous
- heterospory
- heterostyled
- heterostylous
- heterostyly
- heterotaxia
- heterotaxic
- heterotaxy
- heterothallic
- heterothallism