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ERIGNATHUS BARBATUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of the Arctic Ocean
Synonyms:
bearded seal; Erignathus barbatus; squareflipper square flipper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Erignathus barbatus" is a kind of...):
earless seal; hair seal; true seal (any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers)
Holonyms ("Erignathus barbatus" is a member of...):
Erignathus; genus Erignathus (bearded seals)