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bedlamer

(Canada) A young harp seal after its second moult.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(Canada) A young harp seal after its second moult.

Origin: Borrowed from . The construction and spelling of the loanword was evidently influenced by Bedlam and bedlam, suggesting as . This seems all the more plausible given that these seals are sometimes quite vocal, doing a lot of barking, yelling, and mumbling. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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