Stem-măt'o-pŭs, n.

n. [Gr. στεμμα, garland, and ὤψ, the eye or face.] (Zō-ol.) A Cuvierian genus of seals, including the hooded seal (Phoca cristata of Gmelin) of the Arctic ocean, which is a species seven or eight feet long, having a piece of loose inflatable skin on the head, which is drawn over the eyes when the animal is menaced.