bearded seal

American  

noun

1. a large gray-to-golden seal, Erignathus barbatus, inhabiting the Arctic Ocean and adjacent waters, having square foreflippers and a thick mustache of long bristles on each side of the muzzle.

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Example Sentences

As with gray whales, several types of ice seals — which include ringed, spotted and bearded seals — started showing up skinny or dead around the Chukchi and Bering seas in 2018, spurring a federal investigation.

From Los Angeles Times

Hop had studied these waters for decades, watching walrus, bearded seals and belugas.

From Scientific American

Austin Taylor, of Lerwick, Shetland, won the wildlife portrait category with a picture of a bearded seal at Shetland's Hamnavoe Marina.

From BBC

Could it be made of the intestines of a spotted, ringed or bearded seal or maybe a walrus or beluga whale?

From Washington Times

Considered talented swimmers, their diet mainly consists of ringed and bearded seals because they need large amounts of fat to survive.

From Fox News