Definition 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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In this vast, wild part of America, there may not be plumbing or potable water, the local store may not carry perishables and people may have to rely on caribou or salmon or bearded seal meat to stay fed.
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In this vast, wild part of America, accessible only by water or air, there may not be plumbing or potable water, the local store may not carry perishables and people may have to rely on caribou or salmon or bearded seal meat to stay fed.
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1819
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