Hōod'-cāp, n.
n. (Zoöl.) A kind of seal (the Stemmatopus cristatus), having a piece of loose skin, like a hood, over its head, which the animal inflates when menaced. Cuvier.
n. (Zoöl.) A kind of seal (the Stemmatopus cristatus), having a piece of loose skin, like a hood, over its head, which the animal inflates when menaced. Cuvier.