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hooded seal
 

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Noun hooded seal has 1 sense
  1. hooded seal, bladdernose, Cystophora cristata - medium-sized blackish-gray seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
    --1 is a kind of earless seal, true seal, hair seal
    --1 is a member of Cystophora, genus Cystophora

Definitions from the Web

Hooded Seal

Noun:

  1. A large marine mammal (Cystophora cristata) known for the inflatable nasal sac on the head of the adult male, resembling a hood, which is used during mating displays.

Example Sentences:

  1. The hooded seal is widely distributed throughout the North Atlantic Ocean.
  2. During the breeding season, male hooded seals inflate their nasal sacs to attract females.

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