单词 | ragged-jacket |
释义 | > as lemmasragged-jacket ragged-jacket n. Newfoundland a young harp seal during its first moult. ΚΠ 1880 J. A. Allen Hist. N. Amer. Pinnipeds 634 The young [of the Harp Seal], when first born, are called by the Newfoundland Sealers ‘White-Coats’; later, during the first moult, ‘Ragged-Jackets’. 1978 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 1 Mar. 15/8 The [harp seal] pups begin to lose their infant white hair after being weaned and become what Newfoundlanders call ragged-jackets. This is a stage of moulting as the hair turns to a spotted grey. 1987 Jrnl. Mammalogy 68 350 Descriptive pup age categories..newborn..yellowcoat..ragged-jacket. < as lemmas |
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