Definition of Macrorhinus proboscideus. Meaning of Macrorhinus proboscideus. Synonyms of Macrorhinus proboscideus

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Definition of Macrorhinus proboscideus

Macrorhinus proboscideus
Sea elephant Sea" el"e*phant (Zo["o]l.) A very large seal (Macrorhinus proboscideus) of the Antarctic seas, much hunted for its oil. It sometimes attains a length of thirty feet, and is remarkable for the prolongation of the nose of the adult male into an erectile elastic proboscis, about a foot in length. Another species of smaller size (M. angustirostris) occurs on the coast of Lower California, but is now nearly extinct.

Meaning of Macrorhinus proboscideus from wikipedia

- Australian blacktip shark (Carcharhinus tilstoni) Sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus) Caribbean sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon porosus) Australian sharpnose...