sea calf

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of common seal (Phoca vitulina). obsolete
  2. the young of the manatee and dugong. dated

词形变化

sea calves plural sea calfs plural,proscribed seacalf alternative sea-calf alternative

词源

From Middle English see calf, ultimately a calque of Latin vitulus marīnus (literally “sea calf”). Compare French veau marin and German Seekalb. See also Latin porcus marīnus (“porpoise”, literally “sea pork”), rāna marīna (“anglerfish”, literally “sea frog”), bōs marīna (“sea cow, dugong”), caballus marīnus (“seahorse”), canis marīnus (“seal”, synonym of vitulus marīnus, literally “sea dog”) and translingual Phoca vitulina (“calf-like seal, sea calf”). Equivalent to sea + calf.
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