SEA-EAR
Sea"-ear`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of ear-shaped shells of the genus Haliotis. See
Abalone.
SEA EEL
Sea" eel`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The conger eel.
SEA EGG
Sea" egg`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sea urchin.
SEA ELEPHANT
Sea" el"e*phant. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A very large seal (Macrorhinus proboscideus) of the Antarctic seas, much hunted for its oil. It sometimes attains a length of thirty feet, and is remarkable for the prolongation of the nose of the adult male into an erectile elastic proboscis, about a foot in length. Another species of smaller size (M. angustirostris) occurs on the coast of Lower California, but is now nearly extinct.
SEA FAN
Sea" fan". (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any gorgonian which branches in a fanlike form, especially
Gorgonia flabellum of Florida and the West Indies.