bedlamer

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Canada/ˈbɛdləmɚ/

noun

A young harp seal after its second moult.

OriginFrench bête de la mer →
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Meanings

nounbedlamer (plural bedlamers)

plural bedlamers

  1. CanadaA young harp seal after its second moult.

Origin

  1. Frenchbête de la mer
  2. Englishbedlamer

Borrowed from French bête de la mer. The construction and spelling of the loanword was evidently influenced by Bedlam and bedlam, suggesting reanalysis as bedlam + -er. This seems all the more plausible given that these seals are sometimes quite vocal, doing a lot of barking, yelling, and mumbling.

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APA

bedlamer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedlamer

MLA

“bedlamer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedlamer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedlamer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedlamer.

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