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单词 hooded seal
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Definition of hooded seal in English:

hooded seal

noun
  • A seal with a grey and white blotched coat, found in the Arctic waters of the North Atlantic. The male has a nasal sac that is inflated into a hood during display.

    冠海豹

    Cystophora cristata, family Phocidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most of the hooded seal population is distributed in the North Atlantic including the waters around the Maritime provinces, Newfoundland, and into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
    • In many species, the nose has been transformed into a display organ, such as the fleshy knob on the snout of the gharial, the inflatable sac of the hooded seal, and the swollen nasal appendage of the proboscis monkey.
    • Whereas harp and hooded seals are a vital part of the complex ecosystem of the Northwest Atlantic, and because the seals consume predators of commercial cod stocks, removing the seals might actually inhibit recovery of cod stocks.
    • In the north Atlantic, harp seals and hooded seals, both ice-breeding species, already migrate to the ice edge in summer and currently form a part of the polar bear's diet.
    • In the east Atlantic, strandings of individual hooded seals were recently reported in France and Portugal, far south of their usual range.
    • The Canadian Atlantic coastline hosts some enormous colonies of grey, harp and hooded seals, but this is the notorious site of the much-publicised seal cull by Canadian fishermen.
    • A comprehensive assessment of the stock has now been conducted and it is estimated to consist of 110,000 hooded seals at the age of one year or older.
    • However, the 84 sightings of hooded seals over three years represent a several-times greater frequency than the 31 sightings previously reported over five years in the northern Gulf of Maine.

Definition of hooded seal in US English:

hooded seal

nounˈho͝odəd sē(ə)l
  • A seal with a gray and white blotched coat, found in the Arctic waters of the North Atlantic. The male has a nasal sac that is inflated into a hood during display.

    冠海豹

    Cystophora cristata, family Phocidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A comprehensive assessment of the stock has now been conducted and it is estimated to consist of 110,000 hooded seals at the age of one year or older.
    • In the north Atlantic, harp seals and hooded seals, both ice-breeding species, already migrate to the ice edge in summer and currently form a part of the polar bear's diet.
    • Whereas harp and hooded seals are a vital part of the complex ecosystem of the Northwest Atlantic, and because the seals consume predators of commercial cod stocks, removing the seals might actually inhibit recovery of cod stocks.
    • The Canadian Atlantic coastline hosts some enormous colonies of grey, harp and hooded seals, but this is the notorious site of the much-publicised seal cull by Canadian fishermen.
    • Most of the hooded seal population is distributed in the North Atlantic including the waters around the Maritime provinces, Newfoundland, and into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
    • In many species, the nose has been transformed into a display organ, such as the fleshy knob on the snout of the gharial, the inflatable sac of the hooded seal, and the swollen nasal appendage of the proboscis monkey.
    • However, the 84 sightings of hooded seals over three years represent a several-times greater frequency than the 31 sightings previously reported over five years in the northern Gulf of Maine.
    • In the east Atlantic, strandings of individual hooded seals were recently reported in France and Portugal, far south of their usual range.
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