Sea legs Sea" legs` Legs able to maintain their possessor upright in stormy weather at sea, that is, ability to stand or walk steadily on deck when a vessel is rolling or pitching in a rough sea. [ Sailor's Cant] Totten.
Sea lemon Sea" lem"on (Zoology) Any one of several species of nudibranchiate mollusks of the genus Doris and allied genera, having a smooth, thick, convex yellow body.
Sea leopard Sea" leop"ard (Zoology) Any one of several species of spotted seals, especially Ogmorhinus leptonyx , and Leptonychotes Weddelli , of the Antarctic Ocean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor seal.
Sea letter Sea" let"ter (Mar. Law.) The customary certificate of national character which neutral merchant vessels are bound to carry in time of war; a passport for a vessel and cargo. Burrill.
Sea lettuce Sea" let"tuce (Botany) The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva , sometimes used as food.
Sea level Sea" lev"el The level of the surface of the sea; any surface on the same level with the sea.
Sea lily Sea" lil"y (Zoology) A crinoid.
Sea lion Sea" li"on (Zoology) Any one of several large species of seals of the family Otariidæ native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the southern sea lion ( Otaria jubata ) of the South American coast; the northern sea lion ( Eumetopias Stelleri ) found from California to Japan; and the black, or California, sea lion ( Zalophus Californianus ), which is common on the rocks near San Francisco.
Sea loach Sea" loach" (Zoology) The three- bearded rockling. See Rockling .
Sea louse Sea" louse` (Zoology) Any one of numerous species of isopod crustaceans of Cymothoa , Livoneca , and allied genera, mostly parasites on fishes.
Sea mantis Sea" man"tis (Zoology) A squilla.
Sea marge Sea" marge` Land which borders on the sea; the seashore. Shak. You are near the sea marge of a land teeming with life.
J. Burroughs.
Sea mat Sea" mat` (Zoology) Any bryozoan of the genus Flustra or allied genera which form frondlike corals.
Sea maw Sea" maw` (Zoology) The sea mew.
Sea mew Sea" mew` (Zoology) A gull; the mew.
Sea mile Sea" mile` A geographical mile. See Mile .
Sea milkwort Sea" milk"wort` (Botany) A low, fleshy perennial herb ( Glaux maritima ) found along northern seashores.
Sea monk Sea" monk` (Zoology) See Monk seal , under Monk .
Sea monster Sea" mon"ster (Zoology) Any large sea animal.
Sea moss Sea" moss` (?; 115). (Zoology) Any branched marine bryozoan resembling moss.
Sea mouse Sea" mouse` (Zoology) (a) A dorsibranchiate annelid, belonging to Aphrodite and allied genera, having long, slender, hairlike setæ on the sides. (b) The dunlin.
Sea mud Sea" mud` A rich slimy deposit in salt marshes and along the seashore, sometimes used as a manure; -- called also sea ooze .
Sea needle Sea" nee"dle (Zoology) See Garfish (a) .
Sea nettle Sea" net`tle A jellyfish, or medusa.
Sea onion Sea" on"ion (Botany) The officinal squill. See Squill .
Sea ooze Sea" ooze` Same as Sea mud . Mortimer.
Sea orange Sea" or"ange (Zoology) A large American holothurian ( Lophothuria Fabricii ) having a bright orange convex body covered with finely granulated scales. Its expanded tentacles are bright red.
Sea otter Sea" ot"ter (Zoology) An aquatic carnivore ( Enhydris lutris, or marina ) found in the North Pacific Ocean. Its fur is highly valued, especially by the Chinese. It is allied to the common otter, but is larger, with feet more decidedly webbed.
Sea-otter's cabbage (Botany) , a gigantic kelp of the Pacific Ocean ( Nereocystis Lutkeana ). See Nereocystis .
Sea owl Sea" owl` (sē" oul`). (Zoology) The lumpfish.
Sea pad Sea" pad` (sē" păd`). (Zoology) A starfish.
Sea parrot Sea" par"rot (sē" păr"rŭt). (Zoology) The puffin.
Sea partridge Sea" par"tridge (Zoology) The gilthead ( Crenilabrus melops ), a fish of the British coasts.
Sea pass Sea" pass` A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to show their nationality; a sea letter or passport. See Passport .
Sea peach Sea" peach` (Zoology) A beautiful American ascidian ( Cynthia, or Halocynthia, pyriformis ) having the size, form, velvety surface, and color of a ripe peach.
Sea pear Sea" pear` (sē" pâr`). (Zoology) A pedunculated ascidian of the genus Boltonia .
Sea perch Sea" perch` (Zoology) (a) The European bass ( Roccus, or Labrax, lupus ); -- called also sea dace . (b) The cunner. (c) The sea bass. (d) The name is applied also to other species of fishes.
Sea pheasant Sea" pheas"ant (Zoology) The pintail duck.
Sea pie Sea" pie` (sē" pī`). (Zoology) The oyster catcher, a limicoline bird of the genus Hæmatopus .
Sea pie Sea" pie` A dish of crust or pastry and meat or fish, etc., cooked together in alternate layers, -- a common food of sailors; as, a three-decker sea pie .
Sea piet Sea" pi"et (Zoology) See 1st Sea pie .
Sea pig Sea" pig` (Zoology) (a) A porpoise or dolphin. (b) A dugong.
Sea pigeon Sea" pi"geon The common guillemot.
Sea pike Sea" pike` (Zoology) (a) The garfish. (b) A large serranoid food fish ( Centropomus undecimalis ) found on both coasts of America; -- called also robalo . (c) The merluce.
Sea pincushion Sea" pin`cush`ion (Zoology) (a) A sea purse. (b) A pentagonal starfish.
Sea pink Sea" pink` (Botany) See Thrift .
Sea plover Sea" plov"er The black-bellied plover.
Sea poacher Sea" poach"er (sē" pōch"ẽr). Sea" pok"er (sē" pōk"ẽr). (Zoology) The lyrie.
Sea pool Sea" pool` A pool of salt water. Spenser.
Sea poppy Sea" pop"py (Botany) The horn poppy. See under Horn .
Sea porcupine Sea" por"cu·pine (Zoology) Any fish of the genus Diodon , and allied genera, whose body is covered with spines. See Illust. under Diodon .
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