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jar (seal) 
n. a seal, Phoca hispida, characterized by ringlike white spots on the body, found in northern regions.
See also: ring(ed) seal
- 1832 Five kinds . . . come down to the coasts of Labrador, Newfoundland, and to the Gulf of St. Lawrence: the harp seal (phoca Groenlandica), the hooded seal (phoca leonina) . . . the square flipper, the blue seal, and the jar seal.
- 1861 The "Jar" is a seal of social habits, like the beaver, living in large communities under the ice in winter, and in numerous bays along the coast in summer.
- 1959 Although they had the opportunity of fishing for Arctic char, they spent much of their time hunting for jar and bearded seals.
- 1832 Five kinds . . . come down to the coasts of Labrador, Newfoundland, and to the Gulf of St. Lawrence: the harp seal (phoca Groenlandica), the hooded seal (phoca leonina) . . . the square flipper, the blue seal, and the jar seal.