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Noun: bladdernose  'bla-du(r),nowz
  1. Medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
    "The male bladdernose inflated its nasal bladder to attract a mate";
    - hooded seal, Cystophora cristata

Derived forms: bladdernoses

Type of: earless seal, hair seal, true seal

Part of: Cystophora, genus Cystophora