Meanings
nounhooded seal (plural hooded seals)
plural hooded seals
- An arctic seal, Cystophora cristata, notable for the fleshy bulge on its forehead and nose.
Synonyms: clapmatch
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn arctic seal, Cystophora cristata, notable for the fleshy bulge on its forehead and nose.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounmedium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
Similar
bladdernoseCystophora cristata
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian качулат тюлен
- качулат тюлен (kačulat tjulen)a seal
Catalan foca de cresta
- foca de crestaa seal
Danish klapmyds
- klapmydsa seal
Dutch klapmuts, klapmutsrob
- klapmutsa seal
- klapmutsroba seal
- blaasroba seal
French phoque à capuchon
- phoque à capuchona seal
German Klappmütze, Mützenrobbe
- Klappmützea seal
- Mützenrobbea seal
Hungarian hólyagos fóka
- hólyagos fókaa seal
Icelandic blöðruselur
- blöðruselura seal
Irish rón cochallach
- rón cochallacha seal
Korean 두건물범
- 두건물범 (dugeonmulbeom)a seal
Polish kapturnik morski, kapturnik
- kapturnik morskia seal
- kapturnika seal
- kapturzaka seal
Russian хохла́ч
- хохла́ч (xoxláč)a seal
Swedish klappmyts
- klappmytsa seal
Welsh morlo cycyllog
- morlo cycylloga seal
Cite this entry
APA
hooded seal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hooded%20seal
MLA
“hooded seal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hooded%20seal. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hooded seal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hooded%20seal.
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