bladdernose n 1: medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters [syn: {hooded seal}, {bladdernose}, {Cystophora cristata}]
bladdernose \blad"der*nose\ n. a medium-sized blackish-gray seal ({Cystophora cristata}) with a large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic-Atlantic waters. Syn: hooded seal. [WordNet 1.5]