bearded seal

noun

Definition of bearded seal

: a large arctic hair seal (Erignathus barbatus) with a tuft of long whiskers on each side of the muzzle

Examples of bearded seal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Formal policy recommendations shared the pages with tips on preserving reindeer meat in buckets of salt and snow and the difference in cooking times for walrus (long) and bearded seal (short). — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, "In the Arctic, Reindeer Are Sustenance and a Sacred Presence," 9 Nov. 2020 Derek would help push boats across the ice as his father searched for patches of open water to hunt walrus and bearded seal. — Anchorage Daily News, "As Bering Sea ice melts, Alaskans, scientists and Seattle’s fishing fleet witness changes ‘on a massive scale’," 17 Sep. 2019 Ringed and bearded seals use sea ice in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas. — Dan Joling, Anchorage Daily News, "Agency agrees to designate habitat for threatened ice seals," 26 Nov. 2019 Ringed and bearded seals use sea ice in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas. — Washington Post, "Agency agrees to designate habitat for threatened ice seals," 26 Nov. 2019 Your Instagram photo of the day Leo Sage returns to town in Utqiagvik, Alaska, after hunting bearded seals with his father by boat in the Arctic Ocean. — Whitney Johnson, National Geographic, "How to be a great photographer?," 18 Oct. 2019 The Beringia population of bearded seals is predicted to go extinct around 2095 as sea ice disappears and the creatures are forced into degraded habitat, according to the EIS. — Adam Aton, Scientific American, "Drilling Could Cause Extinctions in Alaskan Refuge, Government Plan Says," 16 Sep. 2019 Derek would help push boats across the ice as his father searched for patches of open water to hunt walrus and bearded seal. — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, "As Bering Sea ice melts, Alaskans, scientists and Seattle’s fishing fleet witness changes ‘on a massive scale’," 15 Sep. 2019 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

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