Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weddell seal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: wed-del-l seal
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relatively large and abundant true seal, of species Leptonychotes weddellii, with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica.

Etymology

Named after British sealing captain James Weddell.

Inflected Forms

Weddell seals (plural)

Questions

What does weddell seal mean?: A relatively large and abundant true seal, of species Leptonychotes weddellii, with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica.
Where does weddell seal come from?: Named after British sealing captain James Weddell.

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