Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Phocidae — theribbon seal .
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Examples
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_Histriophoca fasciata_, Zimm., and I even succeeded, though with great difficulty, in inducing the Chukches to part with the skin and skull of this uncommon species, distinguished by its peculiar marking.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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Perhaps they were females of _Histriophoca fasciata_, whose beautifully marked skin (of the male) I had seen and described at St. Lawrence Bay.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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Seal from the Behring Sea, _Histriophoca fasciata_, Zimm
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) and ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata)
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And a museum specimen in Alaska attests to breeding between spotted seals (Phoca largha) and ribbon seals (Histriophoca fasciata), which belong to different genera, a scientific classification of organisms that is broader than the species level.
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And a museum specimen in Alaska attests to breeding between spotted seals (Phoca largha) and ribbon seals (Histriophoca fasciata), which belong to different genera, a scientific classification of organisms that is broader than the species level.
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Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) and ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata)
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