单词 | spotted seal |
释义 | > as lemmasspotted seal spotted seal n. (formerly) †the common or harbour seal, Phoca vitulina (obsolete); (in later use) the related P. largha, found on the arctic and subarctic coasts of the North Pacific (also called largha seal). ΚΠ 1767 tr. D. Cranz Hist. Greenland I. i. i. 6 In the spring great numbers of spotted seals go into this lake. 1865 P. H. Gosse Land & Sea 67 The common spotted seal (Phoca vitulina). 1911 Outlook 5 Aug. 797/1 A pair of serious-looking spotted seals rested their flippers on the edge of their tank. 2004 P. Lively in Slightly Foxed Winter 31 I shall never see bearded seals, ribbon seals, spotted seals. Or the birds on Tula Lake. < as lemmas |
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