haulout

English

noun
Definitions
  • A site, on land or ice, visited by pinnipeds when they temporarily leave the water between periods of foraging.

Etymology

Compound from English haul + English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).

Origin

English

out

Gloss

surpassing, beyond, outward, away from

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