bearded seal
nounDefinition of bearded seal
: a large arctic hair seal (Erignathus barbatus) with a tuft of long whiskers on each side of the muzzle
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Eight young bearded seals were found Monday on St. Lawrence Island. — USA TODAY, "Retired monkeys, freeze-dried blood, ‘Hidden Figures Way’: News from around our 50 states," 14 June 2019 On May 10, eight young bearded seals were found on St. Lawrence Island. — Fox News, "At least 60 ice seals reported dead in Alaska, officials say," 13 June 2019 Eight young bearded seals were found Monday on St. Lawrence Island. — Washington Post, "At least 60 ice seals found dead along west Alaska coast," 13 June 2019 And seal hunters this spring found bearded seals to harvest but not near the village. — Dan Joling, The Seattle Times, "Pace of Bering Sea changes startles scientists," 16 Apr. 2019 Polar bears might be the least vulnerable, with four other important species—bearded seals, walruses, bowhead whales and ringed seals—probably falling somewhere in the middle. — Adam Aton, Scientific American, "Ships Threaten Arctic Marine Mammals," 3 July 2018 In Svalbard, Norway, male bearded seals descend underwater in spirals, singing and releasing bubbles. — Trevor Cox, National Geographic, "15 musical wonders to see—and hear," 31 July 2019 Also, on May 10, the carcasses of eight young bearded seals were found near Gambell, on St. Lawrence Island. — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, "NOAA investigating ‘unusually large numbers’ of dead ice seals along Alaska’s coast," 12 June 2019 This year, family hunters traveled more than 50 miles by boat to find bearded seals in early June. — USA TODAY, "Women in baseball, Lynyrd Skynyrd, circus fire: News from around our 50 states," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bearded seal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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