Bladdernose (Noun)
Meaning
Medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Seals of this species, sometimes called the bladdernose, are relatively rare in these waters.
- The bladdernose seal played an important role in the traditional diet and culture of the Inuit.
- Due to the immense size of its inflatable head organ, the bladdernose gained international attention from marine biologists.
- It was during a visit to the northern Atlantic that the group of sailors spotted a bladdernose seal swimming near the surface.
- Researchers closely monitored the unique mating rituals of a captured bladdernose in their North Sea facility.