sea calf

noun

1. harbor seal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea calf¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

A photo of the “sea calf” was posted Monday on Facebook by Ranch Solutions, a group hired to return the pregnant cow home to North Carolina’s Cedar Island, 350 miles east of Charlotte.

From The Guardian

Kali’na already weighs over 50 pounds—perhaps this little sea calf has already begun to nibble on her veggies.

From Scientific American

Remains of terrestrial quadrupeds are here and there intermixed, belonging to the genera mastodon, rhinoceros, hyppopotamus, deer and others, and these are accompanied by cetacea, such as the lamantine, morse, sea calf, and dolphin, all of extinct species.

From Project Gutenberg

Ah me! hast thou an Indian rubber Inside!—to hold a meal For months,—about a stone and half Of whale, and part of a sea calf— A fillet of salt veal!—

From Project Gutenberg

Delighted with the novelty of the scene, and anxious to see the manners of the natives more intimately, he obtained permission to accompany them to their huts, where a sea calf was dressed in the Hottentot fashion, to his great astonishment.

From Project Gutenberg