Sea"-ear` (s"r`), n. (Zoöl.) Any species of ear-shaped shells of the
genus Haliotis. See Abalone.
Sea" eel` (s" l`). (Zoöl.) The conger eel.
Sea" egg` (s" g`). (Zoöl.) A sea urchin.
Sea" el"e*phant (s" "*fant). (Zoöl.) 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` (s" fn`). (Zoöl.) Any gorgonian which branches in a fanlike
form, especially Gorgonia flabellum of Florida and the West Indies.
Sea"far`er (?), n. [Sea + fare.] One who follows the sea as a business;
a mariner; a sailor.
Sea"far`ing, a. Following the business of a mariner; as, a seafaring
man.
Sea" feath"er (?). (Zoöl.) Any gorgonian which branches in a plumelike
form.
Sea" fen"nel (?). (Bot.) Samphire.
Sea" fern" (?). (Zoöl.) Any gorgonian which branches like a fern.
Sea" fight` (?). An engagement between ships at sea; a naval battle.
Sea" fir` (?). (Zoöl.) A sertularian hydroid, especially Sertularia
abietina, which branches like a miniature fir tree.
Sea" flow"er (?). (Zoöl.) A sea anemone, or any related anthozoan.
Sea" foam` (?). 1. Foam of sea water.