Noun: Erignathus barbatus
- Medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of the Arctic Ocean
"The Erignathus barbatus's distinctive whiskers were visible as it surfaced";
- bearded seal, square flipper seal
Type of: earless seal, hair seal, true seal
Part of: Erignathus, genus Erignathus
Encyclopedia: Erignathus barbatus