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Definition of Erignathus barbatus
1. Noun. Medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of the Arctic Ocean.
Generic synonyms: Earless Seal, Hair Seal, True Seal
Group relationships: Erignathus, Genus Erignathus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Erignathus Barbatus
Literary usage of Erignathus barbatus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Additions to the Pleistocene Mammal Faunas of South Carolina, North Carolina by Albert E. Sanders (2002)
"... Figure 28) is referable to the Bearded Seal, Erignathus barbatus (Irina
Koretsky, personal communication, April 1996). The subspecies E. b. barbatus ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1898)
"Erignathus barbatus (Fabricius). Bearded seal. Phoca barbata Fabricius. Mailers Zool.
Dan. Prod. Vol. viii. 1776. Low reports this seal to be rare in the ..."
3. The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions by Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1921)
"That depends on whether we count the occasional bearded seals (erignathus barbatus).
These run up to 800 pounds each, and a few of them bring up the average ..."
4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1901)
"Erignathus barbatus (Fabr.)—Bearded Seal. One male specimen prepared as a skeleton
was secured September 7, 1897. It measured " 88 ins. in length, ..."
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