Definition of Cystophora

1. Noun. Hooded seals.

Exact synonyms: Genus Cystophora
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Phocidae, Phocidae
Member holonyms: Bladdernose, Cystophora Cristata, Hooded Seal

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cystophora

Cyrtomium
Cyrtomium aculeatum
Cyrus
Cyrus Hall McCormick
Cyrus II
Cyrus McCormick
Cyrus the Elder
Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Younger
Cys
Cysticercus bovis
Cysticercus cellulosae
Cysticercus fasciolaris
Cysticercus pisiformis
Cysticercus tenuicollis
Cystophora
Cystophora cristata
Cystopteris
Cystopteris bulbifera
Cystopteris fragilis
Cystopteris montana
Cyt
Cytauxzoon
Cytauxzoon felis
Cytesis proliferus
Cytherea
Cytherean
Cytisus
Cytisus albus
Cytisus multiflorus

Literary usage of Cystophora

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of Mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta by John Anderson, William Lutley Sclater, Indian Museum (1891)
"cystophora cristata. Phoca cristata, Erxleben Syst. Reg. Anim., p. 590 (1777). ... cystophora antillarum, Cray PZS, p. 93 (1849). Distribution. ..."

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