CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cystophora cristata mean? 

• CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA (noun)
  The noun CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA has 1 sense:

1. medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters

  Familiarity information: CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA (noun)

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Meaning:

Medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bladdernose; Cystophora cristata; hooded seal

Hypernyms ("Cystophora cristata" is a kind of...):

earless seal; hair seal; true seal (any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers)

Holonyms ("Cystophora cristata" is a member of...):

Cystophora; genus Cystophora (hooded seals)