the layer of blubber between the

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• blubber — blubberer, n. blubberingly, adv. /blub euhr/, n. 1. Zool. the fat layer between the skin and muscle of whales and other cetaceans, from which oil is made. 2. excess body fat. 3. an act of weeping noisily and without restraint. v.i. 4. to weep… …   Universalium

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• hooded seal — a large seal, Cystophora cristata, the male of which has a large, distensible, hoodlike sac on the head. Also called bladdernose. [1860 65] * * * ▪ mammal also called  bladdernose seal   large grayish seal with dark spots that is found in open… …   Universalium

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