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See Marsh rosemary, under Marsh.

The gray snapper. See under Snapper.

Legs able to maintain their possessor upright in stormy weather at sea, that is, ability stand or walk steadily on deck when a vessel is rolling or pitching in a rough sea. [Sailor's Cant] Totten.

Any one of several species of nudibranchiate mollusks of the genus Doris and allied genera, having a smooth, thick, convex yellow body.

Any one of several species of spotted seals, especially Ogmorhinus leptonyx, and Leptonychotes Weddelli, of the Antarctic Ocean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor seal.

The customary certificate of national character which neutral merchant vessels are bound to carry in time of war; a passport for a vessel and cargo.

The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva, sometimes used as food.

The level of the surface of the sea; any surface on the same level with the sea.

A crinoid.

Any one of several large species of seals of the family Otariidæ native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the southern sea lion (Otaria jubata) of the South American coast; the northern sea lion (Eumetopias Stelleri) found from California to Japan; and the black, or California, sea lion (Zalophus Californianus), which i…

The three-bearded rockling. See Rockling.

Any one of numerous species of isopod crustaceans of Cymothoa, Livoneca, and allied genera, mostly parasites on fishes.

A squilla.

Land which borders on the sea; the seashore. Shak. You are near the sea marge of a land teeming with life. J. Burroughs.

Any bryozoan of the genus Flustra or allied genera which form frondlike corals.

The sea mew.

A gull; the mew.

A geographical mile. See Mile.

A low, fleshy perennial herb (Glaux maritima) found along northern seashores.

See Monk seal, under Monk.