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square-flipper (seal) 
n. a species of seal, Erignathus barbatus, characterized by its large size and prominent beardlike bristles about the mouth.
See also: bearded seal square fipper square fripper
- 1832 Five kinds . . . come down to the coasts of Labrador, Newfoundland, and to the Gulf of St. Lawrence: the harp seal . . . the hooded seal . . . the square flipper, the blue seal, and the jar seal.
- 1873 On that day they shot a large square-flipper seal which served them for food for twelve days.
- 1939 (1951) A great square-flipper broke the water and set us dragging the dogs to a halt and reaching for a rifle.
- 1957 They were immensely strong and could carry off a square-flipper seal single-handed.
- 1832 Five kinds . . . come down to the coasts of Labrador, Newfoundland, and to the Gulf of St. Lawrence: the harp seal . . . the hooded seal . . . the square flipper, the blue seal, and the jar seal.