sea leopard
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Leopard_Seal.jpg/220px-Leopard_Seal.jpg)
Noun
[edit]sea leopard (plural sea leopards)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Weddell_Seal_%28js%291.jpg/220px-Weddell_Seal_%28js%291.jpg)
- Any of several species of spotted seals, all in family Phocidae.
- Hydrurga leptonyx, of the Antarctic Ocean
- Leptonychotes weddellii, of the Antarctic.
- The harbor seal, Phoca vitulina.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Europ%C3%A4ischer_Seehund.jpg/220px-Europ%C3%A4ischer_Seehund.jpg)
Synonyms
[edit]- (all senses): leopard seal
- (Hydrurga leptonyx): Ogmorhinus leptonyx
- (Leptonychotes weddellii): Weddell seal
- (Phoca vitulina): North Pacific sea leopard, common seal
Translations
[edit]Hydrurga leptonyx — see leopard seal
Further reading
[edit]Leopard seal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hydrurga leptonyx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Leptonychotes weddellii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phoca vitulina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies