Gulf seals

gulf One oddity is that the Gulf seals, found to westward of Newfoundland, have a somewhat different shape from those on "the front"; shorter and stouter. .And who understands why, alone of all mammals, the seal has a cleft tongue? The V-shaped slit in it must serve some purpose, but nobod...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28949
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/28949 2023-12-31T10:15:55+01:00 Gulf seals image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28949 eng eng G 1924 ENGLSND Vikings 104 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15225 G_15225_gulf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28949 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z gulf One oddity is that the Gulf seals, found to westward of Newfoundland, have a somewhat different shape from those on "the front"; shorter and stouter. .And who understands why, alone of all mammals, the seal has a cleft tongue? The V-shaped slit in it must serve some purpose, but nobody knows what. Does it in some way help the seal catch the fish that seem to make up its principal food? PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN DEC 1975 JH DEC 1975 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Gulf seals
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description gulf One oddity is that the Gulf seals, found to westward of Newfoundland, have a somewhat different shape from those on "the front"; shorter and stouter. .And who understands why, alone of all mammals, the seal has a cleft tongue? The V-shaped slit in it must serve some purpose, but nobody knows what. Does it in some way help the seal catch the fish that seem to make up its principal food? PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN DEC 1975 JH DEC 1975 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used
format Manuscript
title Gulf seals
title_short Gulf seals
title_full Gulf seals
title_fullStr Gulf seals
title_full_unstemmed Gulf seals
title_sort gulf seals
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genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation G
1924 ENGLSND Vikings 104
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15225
G_15225_gulf
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28949
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