Weddell seal

 
Pronunciation: /ˈwɛd(ə)l/

noun

  • a large mottled grey seal with a small head, ranging farther south than any other seal and breeding on the fast ice of Antarctica.
    • Leptonychotes weddelli, family Phocidae

Origin:

early 20th century: named after James Weddell (see Weddell Sea)