| NOUN | animal | Cystophora cristata, hooded seal, bladdernose | medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head |
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| Meaning | medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters. | |
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| Synonyms | hooded seal, bladdernose | |
| Member of | Cystophora, genus Cystophora | hooded seals |
| Broader | earless seal, true seal, hair seal | Any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers |
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