bearded seal

English

Bearded seal. Note the abundant whiskers, hence its name.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪədɪd siːl/, /ˈbɪədəd siːl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪɹdəd siːl/, /ˈbiɚdəd siːl/

Noun

bearded seal (plural bearded seals)

1. Erignathus barbatus, an earless seal with conspicuous whiskers, found in and around the Arctic Ocean.

Synonyms

• oogruk, ugruk
• ursuk (archaic)
• squareflipper

Translations

Erignathus barbatus

• Catalan: foca barbuda (ca) f
• Chukchi: унъэԓ (unʺėḷ)
• Danish: remmesæl c
• Finnish: partahylje
• French: phoque barbu (fr) m
• Greenlandic: ussuk
• Russian: морско́й за́яц m (morskój zájac), лахта́к (ru) m (laxták)
• Spanish: foca barbuda f
• Swedish: storsäl (sv) c
• Turkish: sakallı fok