- saddleback seal
- saddleback seal,a gray or yellowish seal with a black face and a black or brown band along the back and sides, found in arctic regions south to the St. Lawrence River; harp seal.
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Saddleback — Sad dle*back , n. 1. Anything saddle backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The harp seal. (b) The great blackbacked gull ({Larus marinus}). (c) The larva of a bombycid moth ({Empretia… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saddleback — grenlandinis ruonis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Pagophilus groenlandica angl. Greenland seal; harp seal; saddleback; saddle backed seal vok. Grönlandrobbe; grönländischer Seehund; mondfleckiger… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
saddleback — Harp Harp (h[aum]rp), n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D. harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.] 1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saddleback — /sad l bak /, n. any of various animals having markings on the back that resemble a saddle, as a male harp seal. [1535 45; SADDLE + BACK1] * * * ▪ bird also called Tieke (Creadion, sometimes Philesturnus, carunculatus), rare songbird of… … Universalium
harp seal — noun common Arctic seal; the young are all white • Syn: ↑Pagophilus groenlandicus • Hypernyms: ↑earless seal, ↑true seal, ↑hair seal • Member Holonyms: ↑Pagophilus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
harp seal — a northern earless seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus, with pale yellow fur darkening to gray with age, of coasts, drifting ice, and seas of the North Atlantic Ocean, hunted for its fur. [1775 85; so called from the harplike shape of markings on the… … Universalium
Greenland seal — grenlandinis ruonis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Pagophilus groenlandica angl. Greenland seal; harp seal; saddleback; saddle backed seal vok. Grönlandrobbe; grönländischer Seehund; mondfleckiger… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
harp seal — grenlandinis ruonis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Pagophilus groenlandica angl. Greenland seal; harp seal; saddleback; saddle backed seal vok. Grönlandrobbe; grönländischer Seehund; mondfleckiger… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
saddle-backed seal — grenlandinis ruonis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Pagophilus groenlandica angl. Greenland seal; harp seal; saddleback; saddle backed seal vok. Grönlandrobbe; grönländischer Seehund; mondfleckiger… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
Harp seal — Harp Harp (h[aum]rp), n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D. harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.] 1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
