Tangfish

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Seal \Seal\ (s[=e]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG.
     selah, Dan. sael, Sw. sj[aum]l, Icel. selr.] (Zool.)
     Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {Phocidae} and
     {Otariidae}.
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     Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in
           the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are
           numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea
           lion}, {sea leopard}, {sea bear}, or {ursine seal},
           {fur seal}, and {sea elephant}. The bearded seal
           ({Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({Cystophora
           cristata}), and the ringed seal ({Phoca foetida}), are
           northern species. See also {Eared seal}, {Harp seal},
           {Monk seal}, and {Fur seal}, under {Eared}, {Harp},
           {Monk}, and {Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their
           skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some
           species is very abundant.
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     {Harbor seal} (Zool.), the common seal ({Phoca vitulina}). It
        inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific
        Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled
        seal}, {native seal}, {river seal}, {bay seal}, {land
        seal}, {sea calf}, {sea cat}, {sea dog}, {dotard},
        {ranger}, {selchie}, {tangfish}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tangfish \Tang"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     The common harbor seal. [Prov. Eng.]
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