Phrase guide

ribbon seal

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species (Histriophoca fasciata) of true seal found in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Broader terms: true seal, earless seal, phocid, seal, pinniped, marine mammal, mammal, vertebrate, animal, organism

History

Etymology

So called because the coloration of the adult of this species makes it look as if it were wearing a ribbon wrapped around its coat.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: zolaqlı suiti — a species of true seal
  • Catalan: foca de bandes — a species of true seal
  • Dutch: bandrob — a species of true seal
  • French: phoque annelé — a species of true seal
  • German: Bandrobbe — a species of true seal
  • Hungarian: szalagos fóka — a species of true seal
  • Italian: foca fasciata — a species of true seal
  • Japanese: クラカケアザラシ — a species of true seal
  • Latvian: dryžuotasis ruonis — a species of true seal
  • Polish: foka pręgowana — a species of true seal
  • Polish: kajgulik pręgowany — a species of true seal
  • Polish: kajgulik — a species of true seal
  • Russian: полоса́тый тюле́нь (polosátyj tjulénʹ) — a species of true seal
  • Russian: крыла́тка (krylátka) — a species of true seal
  • Spanish: foca franjeada — a species of true seal
  • Spanish: foca listada — a species of true seal
  • Swedish: bandsäl — a species of true seal