Weddell seal

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English

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Etymology

Named after British sealing captain James Weddell.

Noun

Weddell seal (plural Weddell seals)

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

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