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Definition 2025
sea_leopard
sea leopard
English
Noun
sea leopard (plural sea leopards)
- Any of several species of spotted seals, all in family Phocidae.
- Hydrurga leptonyx, of the Antarctic Ocean
- Leptonychotes weddellii, of the Antarctic.
- The harbor seal, Phoca vitulina.
Synonyms
- (all senses): leopard seal
- (Hydrurga leptonyx): Ogmorhinus leptonyx
- (Leptonychotes weddellii): Weddell seal
- (Phoca vitulina): North Pacific sea leopard, common seal
Translations
Hydrurga leptonyx — see leopard seal