Seawolf
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Seawolf is a noun meaning A strong-jawed North Atlantic fish of wolffish family Anarhichadidae, Anarhichas lupus.
Meaning
A strong-jawed North Atlantic fish of wolffish family Anarhichadidae, Anarhichas lupus.
More Meanings
- Any of various dangerous people and animals that attack at sea.
- (archaic) An elephant seal.
Example Sentences
The seawolf twisted onto itself, its jaws clopping together near its own tail.
Benjamin stood, gasping for breath and looking down at the dead corsair. "You were a worthy foe, seawolf," he murmured regretfully.
Kebisu was regarded as a ferocious and cunning seawolf, who had raised his diminutive island to the state of marine fortress without so much as erecting a brush stockade; he had no fixed defences.
Word Forms
- seawolves
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wolf fish, wolffish, wolfpack, weatherfish, waryfish, foxfish.
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