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bladdernose

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blad⋅der⋅nose

  [blad-er-nohz]
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–noun
hooded seal.
Origin:
bladder + nose

hooded seal

 
–noun
a large seal, Cystophora cristata, the male of which has a large, distensible, hoodlike sac on the head.
Also called bladdernose.

Origin:
1860–65
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blad·der·nose   (blād'ər-nōz')   
n.  See hooded seal.
hooded seal  
n.  A seal (Cystophora cristata) of northern seas, having a grayish, spotted coat and an inflatable hoodlike or bladderlike pouch in the region of the nose. Also called bladdernose.
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