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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Seal \Seal\ (s[=e]l), n. [OE. sele, AS seolh akin to OHG. selah, Dan. s[ae]l, Sw sj["a]l, Icel. selr.] (Zo["o]l.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {Phocid[ae]} and {Otariid[ae]}. Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea lion}, {sea leopard}, {sea bear}, or {ursine seal}, {fur seal}, and {sea elephant}. The bearded seal ({Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({Cystophora crustata}), and the ringed seal ({Phoca f[oe]tida}), are northern species. See also {Eared seal}, {Harp seal}, and {Fur seal}, under {Eared}, {Harp}, {Monk}, and {Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant. {Harbor seal} (Zo["o]l.), the common seal ({Phoca vitulina}). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled seal}, {native seal}, {river seal}, {bay seal}, {land seal}, {sea calf}, {sea cat}, {sea dog}, {dotard}, {ranger}, {selchie}, {tangfish}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dotard \Do"tard\, n. [{Dote}, v. i.] One whose mind is impaired by age; one in second childhood. The sickly dotard wants a wife. -- Prior. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dotard n : (informal) someone whose style is out of fashion [syn: {dodo}, {fogy}, {fogey}, {fossil}]
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