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noun
An arctic seal, Cystophora cristata, notable for the fleshy bulge on its forehead and nose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: clapmatch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: true seal, earless seal, phocid, seal, pinniped, marine mammal, mammal, vertebrate, animal, organism
noun
medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bladdernose, Cystophora cristata
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: earless seal, true seal, hair seal
History
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Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
