oogruk

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noun

Synonym of bearded seal.

Similar
bearded seal
OriginInuktitut ᐅᒡᔪᒃ →
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Meanings

nounoogruk (plural oogruks)

plural oogruks · alternative ugrug · alternative ugruk

  1. Synonym of bearded seal.

    As soon as the seals are born the first part of April, the ice stops forming around the island. It does not freeze anymore. When that happened we went out with our kayaks, mostly for oogruks, or big bearded seals.

    1987, Paul Tiulana, A place for winter: Paul Tiulana's story, page 13

    Synonyms: bearded seal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of bearded seal.

Similar
bearded seal
Also see
bearded seal

Origin

  1. Inuktitutᐅᒡᔪᒃ“bearded seal”
  2. Englishoogruk

From Inuktitut ᐅᒡᔪᒃ (ocyok, “bearded seal”).

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APA

oogruk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oogruk

MLA

“oogruk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oogruk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oogruk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oogruk.

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