hood

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a large seal of the North Atlantic, Cystophora cristata.

Quotations

1859

The best known . . . are . . . the Harp . . . the Hood . . . and . . . the Squareflipper.

1956

The Hoods (now rare) . . . have a hood of loose black skin over the head of the male that it puffs out when angry.

1966

This year the government has ruled that the hoods will not be killed. This is a major conservation move.