Beachmaster

Quick meaning: Beachmaster is a noun meaning (zoology) In pinnipeds, the dominant male of a territory with whom the females exclusively mate.

Meaning

(zoology) In pinnipeds, the dominant male of a territory with whom the females exclusively mate.

More Meanings

1. (military) An officer who supervises soldiers' disembarkation.
2. The caretaker of a beach.

Example Sentences

Meantime the beachmaster had his boys at work on the “gréve” or pebbly beach which had to be kept thoroughly clean and free from grass and seaweed.

Lieutenant Rhodes, Washington, take charge transportation of Landing Force to beach ; assume duties of Beachmaster ; return boats, less armed launches, to ship when landing is completed.

Full reproductive status (social maturity) is deferred until full size and competitive vigour are developed. Males normally do not reach breeding or “beachmaster” status until about 10 y (Rand, 1949b; Stewardson et al., 1998). Some never attain breeding status.

At the start of the breeding season, the bulls take up their positions on the beaches. Here they fight to hold on to their territory and the females that gather there. The bull that wins the battles becomes the beachmaster. His group of females is called a harem. Each beachmaster mates with as many cows as he can control. An average harem contains ten to fifteen cows, but a few beachmasters guard even larger harems.

Word Forms

• beachmasters

Related Words

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