ribbon seal

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ribbon seal

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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.

noun ribbon seals

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

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noun a species of true seal

Español	foca franjeada, foca listada
日本語	クラカケアザラシ
Français	phoque annelé
Deutsch	Bandrobbe
Italiano	foca fasciata
Русский	полоса́тый тюле́нь polosátyj tjulénʹ, крыла́тка krylátka

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@misc{ribbon_seal_2026,
  title = {ribbon seal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ribbon%20seal},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}