Defn: An acorn barnacle (Balanus).
SEA ADDER Sea" ad"der. (Zoöl.) (a) The European fifteen-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus spinachia); — called also bismore. (b) The European tanglefish, or pipefish (Syngnathus acus).
SEA ANCHOR
Sea" an"chor. (Naut.)
Defn: See Drag sail, under 4th Drag.
SEA ANEMONE
Sea" a*nem"o*ne. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of soft-bodied Anthozoa, belonging to the order Actrinaria; an actinian.
Note: They have the oral disk surrounded by one or more circles of simple tapering tentacles, which are often very numerous, and when expanded somewhat resemble the petals of flowers, with colors varied and often very beautiful.
SEA APE Sea" ape`. (Zoöl.) (a) The thrasher shark. (b) The sea otter.
SEA APPLE
Sea" ap"ple. (Bot.)
Defn: The fruit of a West Indian palm (Manicaria Plukenetii), often found floating in the sea. A. Grisebach.