hooded seal
noun
a large seal, Cystophora cristata, the male of which has a large, distensible, hoodlike sac on the head.
Also called
bladdernose.
Origin of hooded seal
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby hooded seal
hood molding,
hood mould,
hood rat,
hooded,
hooded crow,
hooded seal,
hooded top,
hooded warbler,
hoodia,
hoodie,
hoodlum
British Dictionary definitions for hooded seal
hooded seal
noun
a large greyish earless seal, Cystophora cristata, of the N Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, having an inflatable hoodlike sac over the nasal region
Also called: bladdernose